By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour.

Quote by Victor Hugo

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Separated lovers cheat absence by a thousand fancies which have their own reality. They are...

Separated lovers cheat absence by a thousand fancies which have their own reality. They are...

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...

Fashions have done more harm than revolutions.

Fashions have done more harm than revolutions.

Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body,...

Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body,...

Strange to say, the luminous world is the invisible world; the luminous world is that...

Strange to say, the luminous world is the invisible world; the luminous world is that...

The little people must be sacred to the big ones, and it is from the...

The little people must be sacred to the big ones, and it is from the...

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...

When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is...

When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is...

Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.

Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.

The ideal and the beautiful are identical; the ideal corresponds to the idea, and beauty...

The ideal and the beautiful are identical; the ideal corresponds to the idea, and beauty...

England has two books, one which she has made and one which has made her:...

England has two books, one which she has made and one which has made her:...

Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and...

Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and...

When liberty returns, I will return.

When liberty returns, I will return.

From the oyster to the eagle, from the swine to the tiger, all animals are...

From the oyster to the eagle, from the swine to the tiger, all animals are...

He does not weep who does not see

He does not weep who does not see

Try as you will, you cannot annihilate that eternal relic of the human heart, love.

Try as you will, you cannot annihilate that eternal relic of the human heart, love.

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.

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...

Greatness, generally speaking, is an unusual quantity of a usual quality grafted upon a common...

Greatness, generally speaking, is an unusual quantity of a usual quality grafted upon a common...

The goodness of the true pun is in direct ratio to its intolerability

The goodness of the true pun is in direct ratio to its intolerability