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

Quote by Alphonse De Lamartine

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

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

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.

Museums are the cemeteries of the arts

Museums are the cemeteries of the arts

Private passions tire and exhaust themselves, public ones never.

Private passions tire and exhaust themselves, public ones never.

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

Love is the expression of simplicity in emotion, the unattainable longing that comes so unexpectedly,...

Love is the expression of simplicity in emotion, the unattainable longing that comes so unexpectedly,...

One certain effect of war is to diminish freedom of expression.

One certain effect of war is to diminish freedom of expression.

I pretty much try to stay in a constant state of confusion just because of...

I pretty much try to stay in a constant state of confusion just because of...

Music is what feelings sound like.

Music is what feelings sound like.

If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with...

If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with...

Love is an energy - it can neither be created nor destroyed. It just is...

Love is an energy - it can neither be created nor destroyed. It just is...

I kind of like things slightly out of tune. It makes me feel... intoxicated almost......

I kind of like things slightly out of tune. It makes me feel... intoxicated almost......