To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic.
• Graziella (1852), Part Forth, V (French, English)
• Graziella (1852), Part Forth, V (French, English)
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Aimer pour être aimé, c’est de l’homme ; mais aimer pour aimer c’est presque de l’ange.
— Alphonse de Lamartine
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Aimer pour être aimé, c’est de l’homme ; mais aimer pour aimer c’est presque de l’ange." in the context of "To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic.
• Graziella (1852), Part Forth, V (French, English)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Alphonse de Lamartine" (Quotes)
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About Alphonse de Lamartine
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.
About Alphonse de Lamartine
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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