Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys.

Quote by Alphonse De Lamartine

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Habit with it's iron sinews, clasps us and leads us day by day.

Habit with it's iron sinews, clasps us and leads us day by day.

The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my...

The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my...

Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems depopulated.

Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems depopulated.

Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.

Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.

Poets and heroes are of the same race, the latter do what the former conceive.

Poets and heroes are of the same race, the latter do what the former conceive.

There is a woman at the begining of all great things.

There is a woman at the begining of all great things.

Limited in his nature, infinite in his desire, man is a fallen god who remembers...

Limited in his nature, infinite in his desire, man is a fallen god who remembers...

The people only understand what they can feel; the only orators that can affect them...

The people only understand what they can feel; the only orators that can affect them...

A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.

A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.

Providence conceals itself in the details of human affairs, but becomes unveiled in the generalities...

Providence conceals itself in the details of human affairs, but becomes unveiled in the generalities...

Private passions tire and exhaust themselves, public ones never.

Private passions tire and exhaust themselves, public ones never.

There is a woman at the beginning of all great things.

There is a woman at the beginning of all great things.

Grief and sadness knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common...

Grief and sadness knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common...

If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on...

If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on...

Museums are the cemeteries of the arts

Museums are the cemeteries of the arts

Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends.

Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends.

Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in...

Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in...

If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe...

If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe...

People who practice freedom of expression are terrorizing our grammatical way of life.

People who practice freedom of expression are terrorizing our grammatical way of life.

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist

I would rather have eyes that cannot see; ears that cannot hear; lips that cannot...

I would rather have eyes that cannot see; ears that cannot hear; lips that cannot...

There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more...

There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more...

A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it...

A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it...