A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.

Quote by Victor Hugo

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You have suffered greatly, poor mother. Oh! do not lament, you have now the portion...

You have suffered greatly, poor mother. Oh! do not lament, you have now the portion...

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...

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...

To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out...

To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out...

Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.

Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.

Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age.

Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age.

Human intelligence discovered a way of perpetuating itself, one not only more durable and more...

Human intelligence discovered a way of perpetuating itself, one not only more durable and more...

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...

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and...

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and...

It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.

It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.

When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right.

When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

Reaction - a boat which is going against the current but which does not prevent...

Reaction - a boat which is going against the current but which does not prevent...

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...

The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable.

The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable.

Close by the Rights of Man, at the least set beside them, are the Rights...

Close by the Rights of Man, at the least set beside them, are the Rights...

One sees qualities at a distance and defects at close range.

One sees qualities at a distance and defects at close range.

I am an intelligent river which has reflected successively all the banks before which it...

I am an intelligent river which has reflected successively all the banks before which it...

Habit is the nursery of errors.

Habit is the nursery of errors.

An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.

An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.