Alphonse de Lamartine — French Poet born on October 21, 1790, died on February 28, 1869

Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine, chevalier de Pratz , was a French writer, poet and politician who was instrumental in the foundation of the Second Republic and the continuation of the Tricolore as the flag of France... (wikipedia)

Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems depopulated.
There is a woman at the begining of all great things.
If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.
Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.
To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic.