Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.

Quote by Victor Hugo

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I put a Phrygian cap on the old dictionary.

I put a Phrygian cap on the old dictionary.

I love all men who think, even those who think otherwise than myself.

I love all men who think, even those who think otherwise than myself.

To think is of itself to be useful; it is always and in all cases...

To think is of itself to be useful; it is always and in all cases...

Son, brother, father, lover, friend. There is room in the heart for all the affections,...

Son, brother, father, lover, friend. There is room in the heart for all the affections,...

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

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

Wisdom is a sacred communion.

Wisdom is a sacred communion.

The power of a glance has been so much abused in love stories that it...

The power of a glance has been so much abused in love stories that it...

What would be ugly in a garden constitutes beauty in a mountain.

What would be ugly in a garden constitutes beauty in a mountain.

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...

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...

Rhyme, that enslaved queen, that supreme charm of our poetry, that creator of our meter.

Rhyme, that enslaved queen, that supreme charm of our poetry, that creator of our meter.

Idleness is the heaviest of all oppressions.

Idleness is the heaviest of all oppressions.

The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being...

The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being...

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.

Sorrow is a fruit. God does not make it grow on limbs too weak to...

Sorrow is a fruit. God does not make it grow on limbs too weak to...

Dear God! how beauty varies in nature and art. In a woman the flesh must...

Dear God! how beauty varies in nature and art. In a woman the flesh must...

An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.

An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.

One believes others will do what he will do to himself.

One believes others will do what he will do to himself.

Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.

Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.

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...