I am a soul. I know well that what I shall render up to the grave is not myself. That which is myself will go elsewhere. Earth, thou art not my abyss!

Quote by Victor Hugo

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

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

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and...

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and...

Slaves would be tyrants were the chance theirs

Slaves would be tyrants were the chance theirs

The human soul has still greater need of the ideal than of the real. It...

The human soul has still greater need of the ideal than of the real. It...

The man who does not know other languages, unless he is a man of genius,...

The man who does not know other languages, unless he is a man of genius,...

England has two books, one which she has made and one which has made her:...

England has two books, one which she has made and one which has made her:...

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

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

Nature has made a pebble and a female. The lapidary makes the diamond, and the...

Nature has made a pebble and a female. The lapidary makes the diamond, and the...

Mankind is not a circle with a single center but an ellipse with two focal...

Mankind is not a circle with a single center but an ellipse with two focal...

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....

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

In this world, which is so plainly the antechamber of another, there are no happy...

In this world, which is so plainly the antechamber of another, there are no happy...

Reaction - a boat which is going against the current but which does not prevent...

Reaction - a boat which is going against the current but which does not prevent...

I'm religiously opposed to religion.

I'm religiously opposed to religion.

There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

The omnipotence of evil has never resulted in anything but fruitless efforts. Our thoughts always...

The omnipotence of evil has never resulted in anything but fruitless efforts. Our thoughts always...

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...

The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable.

The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable.

Just think of me and I will be there

Just think of me and I will be there

Love is like a lost article, it shows up when and where you least expect...

Love is like a lost article, it shows up when and where you least expect...