Evil. Mistrust those who rejoice at it even more than those who do it.

Quote by Victor Hugo

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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...

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

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

Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.

Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.

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

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

Idleness is the heaviest of all oppressions.

Idleness is the heaviest of all oppressions.

At the shrine of friendship never say die, let the wine of friendship never run...

At the shrine of friendship never say die, let the wine of friendship never run...

To love is to act.

To love is to act.

The last resort of kings, the cannonball. The last resort of the people, the paving...

The last resort of kings, the cannonball. The last resort of the people, the paving...

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:...

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

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

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...

Each man should frame life so that at some future hour fact and his dreaming...

Each man should frame life so that at some future hour fact and his dreaming...

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

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

Hope is the word which God has written on the brow of every man.

Hope is the word which God has written on the brow of every man.

Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those...

Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those...

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.

Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.

Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.

The word is the Verb, and the Verb is God.

The word is the Verb, and the Verb is God.

Great perils have this beauty, that they bring to light the fraternity of strangers.

Great perils have this beauty, that they bring to light the fraternity of strangers.

Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time.

Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time.