Alphonse De Lamartine Quote

Alphonse De Lamartine

"To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic." Alphonse De Lamartine
Graziella, Pt. IV, ch. 5 (1849) The book's subtitle reads, "A Story of Italian Love." Add Category or Author

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