He who is not capable of enduring poverty is not capable of being free.

Quote by Victor Hugo

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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...

Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.

Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.

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.

No one ever keeps a secret so well as a child.

No one ever keeps a secret so well as a child.

There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.

Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.

It is the end. But of what? The end of France? No. The end of...

It is the end. But of what? The end of France? No. The end of...

Genius is rare because the means of becoming one have not been available

Genius is rare because the means of becoming one have not been available

Blessed be Providence which has given to each his toy: the doll to the child,...

Blessed be Providence which has given to each his toy: the doll to the child,...

We say that slavery has vanished from European civilization, but this is not true. Slavery...

We say that slavery has vanished from European civilization, but this is not true. Slavery...

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...

What is history? An echo of the past in the future; a reflex from the...

What is history? An echo of the past in the future; a reflex from the...

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 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...

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.

To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must...

To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must...

Fashions have done more harm than revolutions.

Fashions have done more harm than revolutions.

Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.

Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.

Many great actions are committed in small struggles.

Many great actions are committed in small struggles.

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...