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

Quote by Victor Hugo

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The wise man does not grow old, but ripens.

The wise man does not grow old, but ripens.

Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men.

Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men.

Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.

Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.

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...

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

Do not let it be your aim to be something, but to be someone.

Do not let it be your aim to be something, but to be someone.

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...

The ox suffers, the cart complains.

The ox suffers, the cart complains.

Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery.

Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery.

Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it....

Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it....

I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the...

I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the...

To rise from error to truth is rare and beautiful.

To rise from error to truth is rare and beautiful.

The beautiful has but one type, the ugly has a thousand.

The beautiful has but one type, the ugly has a thousand.

Intelligence is the wife, imagination is the mistress, memory is the servant.

Intelligence is the wife, imagination is the mistress, memory is the servant.

One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of...

One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion 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

In vain we chisel, as best we can, the mysterious block of which our life...

In vain we chisel, as best we can, the mysterious block of which our life...

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

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

All truth, in the long run, is only common sense clarified.

All truth, in the long run, is only common sense clarified.

It was more in our spirit to let things come to rights by the plain...

It was more in our spirit to let things come to rights by the plain...

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.