Hi there thanks for reading my message. This came from a little calendar which almost like a book that had different quotes everyday. My sister though of my son when she read it so she cut it out and put it in a little frame, at the bottom of it it says Lamartine don't know if it's the author must look it up so that's all I have. Take care and Happy New Year hope it's better then the last. Darlene

Bowdoin, try this site:

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/alphonse_de_lamartine.html