Quote of the day
Be a sinner and sin strongly, but more strongly have faith and rejoice in Christ.
Alphonse de Lamartine
Born: October 21, 1790
Died: February 28, 1869 (aged 78)
Bio: 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.
Known for:
- Meditations Poetiques (1820)
- Graziella (1852)
- Voyage en Orient (1835)
- Histoire des Girondins (1836)
- Poetical meditations