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

Quote by Victor Hugo

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

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

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...

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong,...

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong,...

I met in the street a very poor young man who was in love. His...

I met in the street a very poor young man who was in love. His...

The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of...

The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of...

An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.

An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.

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

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

What would be ugly in a garden constitutes beauty in a mountain.

What would be ugly in a garden constitutes beauty in a mountain.

Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.

Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.

When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes.

When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes.

Men like me are impossible until the day when they become necessary.

Men like me are impossible until the day when they become necessary.

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...

Be like the bird that, passing on her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels...

Be like the bird that, passing on her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels...

The greatest happines of life is the conviction that we are loved-loved for ourselves, or...

The greatest happines of life is the conviction that we are loved-loved for ourselves, or...

Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.

Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.

The wise man does not grow old, but ripens.

The wise man does not grow old, but ripens.

Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.

Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.

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

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my...

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my...

Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.

Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.