Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought between men, between brothers?

Quote by Victor Hugo

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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.

It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live.

It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live.

Thought is the labor of the intellect, reverie is its pleasure.

Thought is the labor of the intellect, reverie is its pleasure.

One is not idle because one is absorbed. There is both visible and invisible labor....

One is not idle because one is absorbed. There is both visible and invisible labor....

My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic.

My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic.

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.

The mountains, the forest, and the sea, render men savage; they develop the fierce, but...

The mountains, the forest, and the sea, render men savage; they develop the fierce, but...

A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is visible labor...

A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is visible labor...

Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be...

Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be...

Life is the flower for which love is the honey.

Life is the flower for which love is the honey.

The beautiful has but one type, the ugly has a thousand.

The beautiful has but one type, the ugly has a thousand.

A little girl without a doll is almost as unfortunate and quite as impossible as...

A little girl without a doll is almost as unfortunate and quite as impossible as...

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...

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

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

Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.

Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.

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

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

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...

Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are...

Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are...

The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them.

The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them.

Habit is the nursery of errors.

Habit is the nursery of errors.