All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

Quote by Victor Hugo

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Habit is the nursery of errors.

Habit is the nursery of errors.

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...

I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the...

I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the...

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction of being loved for yourself, or more...

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction of being loved for yourself, or more...

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved -- loved for...

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved -- loved for...

Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.

Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.

Do not let it be your aim to be something, but to be someone.

Do not let it be your aim to be something, but to be someone.

Intelligence is the wife, imagination is the mistress, memory is the servant.

Intelligence is the wife, imagination is the mistress, memory is the servant.

When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right.

When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right.

To think of shadows is a serious thing.

To think of shadows is a serious thing.

Wisdom is a sacred communion.

Wisdom is a sacred communion.

Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought...

Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought...

Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.

Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.

He who is not capable of enduring poverty is not capable of being free.

He who is not capable of enduring poverty is not capable of being free.

But when ill indeed, Even dismissing the doctor don't always succeed.

But when ill indeed, Even dismissing the doctor don't always succeed.

There are people who observe the rules of honor as we observe the stars: from...

There are people who observe the rules of honor as we observe the stars: from...

To contemplate is to look at shadows.

To contemplate is to look at shadows.

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

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

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true...

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true...

Happiness is part of who we are. Joy is the feeling.

Happiness is part of who we are. Joy is the feeling.