- Alphonse de Lamartine
(10/21/1790 – 02/28/1869)
French writer
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"Joy is a subtle elf; I think one's happiest when he forgets himself."
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"Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated."
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| "She felt in italics and thought in capitals." |  |
"Truth's like a fire, and will burn through and be seen."
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"Of necessity, we made the discovery that it is easier to turn poets into business journalists than to turn bookkeepers into writers."
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| "I would rather take hellebore than spend a conversation with a good, little man." |  |
"Rockefeller made his money in oil, which he discovered at the bottom of wells. Oil was considered crude in those days, but so was Rockefeller. Now both are considered quite refined."
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"A best seller was a book which somehow sold well simply because it was selling well."
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| Born 02/27 | Born 02/28 | Born 02/29 | Birth Dates | |
| Died 02/27 | Died 02/28 | Died 02/29 | Death Dates |