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

Quote by Victor Hugo

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

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

The power of a glance has been so much abused in love stories that it...

The power of a glance has been so much abused in love stories that it...

One believes others will do what he will do to himself.

One believes others will do what he will do to himself.

Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance.

Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance.

To think of shadows is a serious thing.

To think of shadows is a serious thing.

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

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

An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.

An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.

A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.

A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.

Progress is the life-style of man. The general life of the human race is called...

Progress is the life-style of man. The general life of the human race is called...

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...

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...

When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right.

When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right.

Yes, God made man first, but there's always a rough draft before the final copy.

Yes, God made man first, but there's always a rough draft before the final copy.

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...

It is most pleasant to commit a just action which is disagreeable to someone whom...

It is most pleasant to commit a just action which is disagreeable to someone whom...

There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

How did it happen that their lips came together? How does it happen that birds...

How did it happen that their lips came together? How does it happen that birds...

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...

Indigestion is charged by God with enforcing morality on the stomach.

Indigestion is charged by God with enforcing morality on the stomach.

Architecture has recorded the great ideas of the human race. Not only every religious symbol,...

Architecture has recorded the great ideas of the human race. Not only every religious symbol,...