Utopias are often only premature truths.
• Histoire des Girondins (1847), p. 322
• Histoire des Girondins (1847), p. 322
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Les utopies ne sont souvent que des verités prématurées.
— Alphonse de Lamartine
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• Histoire des Girondins (1847), p. 322" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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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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