Jesus wept; Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived the grace of present civilization.

Quote by Victor Hugo

Topics: Civilization Quotes, Grace Quotes

Without vanity, without coquetry, without curiosity, in a word, without the fall, woman would not...

Without vanity, without coquetry, without curiosity, in a word, without the fall, woman would not...

No one ever keeps a secret so well as a child.

No one ever keeps a secret so well as a child.

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

Despotism is a long crime.

Despotism is a long crime.

Evil. Mistrust those who rejoice at it even more than those who do it.

Evil. Mistrust those who rejoice at it even more than those who do it.

There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic.

My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic.

By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour.

By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour.

My friends, remember this, that there are no weeds, and no worthless men, there are...

My friends, remember this, that there are no weeds, and no worthless men, there are...

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...

Freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent...

Freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent...

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...

Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.

Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.

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...

The ode lives upon the ideal, the epic upon the grandiose, the drama upon the...

The ode lives upon the ideal, the epic upon the grandiose, the drama upon the...

Style is the substance of the subject called unceasingly to the surface.

Style is the substance of the subject called unceasingly to the surface.

Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance.

Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance.

The wise man does not grow old, but ripens.

The wise man does not grow old, but ripens.

One is not idle because one is absorbed. There is both visible and invisible labor....

One is not idle because one is absorbed. There is both visible and invisible labor....

A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.

A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.