"Limited in his nature, infinite in his desire, man is a fallen god who remembers heaven." ― Alphonse de Lamartine Topic(s): Nature More From Alphonse de Lamartine "Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys." "There is a woman at the begining of all great things." "Experience is the only prophecy of wise men." More In Nature "Mother Nature comes up against reality, and the reality is that the system doesn’t work."― John Garamendi "In all private quarrels the duller nature is triumphant by reason of dullness."― George Eliot "Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside a lake in the mountains."― Diane Ackerman