Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires, man is a fa… - Alphonse de Lamartine

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Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires, man is a fallen god who remembers the heavens.

Alphonse de Lamartine

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Alphonse Marie Louise Prat de Lamartine (Alphonse-Marie-Louis de Prat de Lamartine) (October 21, 1790 – February 28, 1869) was a French writer, poet, and politician.

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Alternative Names: Alphonse Marie de Lamartine • Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine • Lamartine

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Les utopies ne sont souvent que des verités prématurées.

Si la grandeur du dessein, la petitesse des moyens, l'immensité du résultat sont les trois mesures du génie de l'homme, qui osera comparer humainement un grand homme de l'histoire moderne à Mahomet?

I say to this night: "Pass more slowly"; and the dawn will come to dispel the night.

Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires, man is a fallen god who remembers the heavens. - Alphonse de Lamartine

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