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

Quote by Victor Hugo

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The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them.

The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them.

When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right.

When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right.

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...

A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.

A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.

Puns are the droppings of soaring wits.

Puns are the droppings of soaring wits.

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

Never laugh at those who suffer; suffer sometimes those who laugh.

Never laugh at those who suffer; suffer sometimes those who laugh.

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...

Separated lovers cheat absence by a thousand fancies which have their own reality. They are...

Separated lovers cheat absence by a thousand fancies which have their own reality. They are...

Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance.

Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance.

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...

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:...

The little people must be sacred to the big ones, and it is from the...

The little people must be sacred to the big ones, and it is from the...

The first symptom of love in a young man is shyness; the first symptom in...

The first symptom of love in a young man is shyness; the first symptom in...

Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are...

Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are...

Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.

Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.

A war between Europeans is a civil war.

A war between Europeans is a civil war.

He does not weep who does not see

He does not weep who does not see

If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to...

If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to...

Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.

Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.