Genius is a promontory jutting out into the infinite.

Quote by Victor Hugo

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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...

The flesh is the surface of the unknown.

The flesh is the surface of the unknown.

Our acts make or mar us, we are the children of our own deeds.

Our acts make or mar us, we are the children of our own deeds.

A library implies an act of faith.

A library implies an act of faith.

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.

Close by the Rights of Man, at the least set beside them, are the Rights...

Close by the Rights of Man, at the least set beside them, are the Rights...

Everything being a constant carnival, there is no carnival left.

Everything being a constant carnival, there is no carnival left.

Life is the flower for which love is the honey.

Life is the flower for which love is the honey.

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...

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...

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...

Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.

Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.

A great artist is a great man in a great child.

A great artist is a great man in a great child.

When grace is joined with wrinkles, it is adorable. There is an unspeakable dawn in...

When grace is joined with wrinkles, it is adorable. There is an unspeakable dawn in...

Genius is a promontory jutting out into the future

Genius is a promontory jutting out into the future

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...

Stupidity talks, vanity acts.

Stupidity talks, vanity acts.

Life is a voyage.

Life is a voyage.

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our...

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our...

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.