The mountains, the forest, and the sea, render men savage; they develop the fierce, but yet do not destroy the human.

Quote by Victor Hugo

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There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is...

There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is...

Nothing else in the world... not all the armies... is so powerful as an idea...

Nothing else in the world... not all the armies... is so powerful as an idea...

We say that slavery has vanished from European civilization, but this is not true. Slavery...

We say that slavery has vanished from European civilization, but this is not true. Slavery...

Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.

Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.

He who opens a school door, closes a prison.

He who opens a school door, closes a prison.

He, who every morning plans the transactions of the day, and follows that plan, carries...

He, who every morning plans the transactions of the day, and follows that plan, carries...

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong,...

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong,...

I put a Phrygian cap on the old dictionary.

I put a Phrygian cap on the old dictionary.

When liberty returns, I will return.

When liberty returns, I will return.

Style is the substance of the subject called unceasingly to the surface.

Style is the substance of the subject called unceasingly to the surface.

The wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.

The wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.

Genius is rare because the means of becoming one have not been available

Genius is rare because the means of becoming one have not been available

Go out in the world and work like money doesn't matter, Sing as if no...

Go out in the world and work like money doesn't matter, Sing as if no...

Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men.

Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men.

Yes, God made man first, but there's always a rough draft before the final copy.

Yes, God made man first, but there's always a rough draft before the final copy.

Hell is an outrage on humanity. When you tell me that your deity made you...

Hell is an outrage on humanity. When you tell me that your deity made you...

It is the end. But of what? The end of France? No. The end of...

It is the end. But of what? The end of France? No. The end of...

The first symptom of love in a young man is shyness; the first symptom in...

The first symptom of love in a young man is shyness; the first symptom in...

Relationships are so much like the United States - they only really thrive when faced...

Relationships are so much like the United States - they only really thrive when faced...

You know it's love when all you want is that person to be happy, even...

You know it's love when all you want is that person to be happy, even...