One of the hardest tasks is to extract continually from one's soul an almost inexhaustible ill will.

Quote by Victor Hugo

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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...

To contemplate is to look at shadows.

To contemplate is to look at shadows.

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....

Puns are the droppings of soaring wits.

Puns are the droppings of soaring wits.

One sees qualities at a distance and defects at close range.

One sees qualities at a distance and defects at close range.

Thought is the labor of the intellect, reverie is its pleasure.

Thought is the labor of the intellect, reverie is its pleasure.

Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.

Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.

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...

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...

Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.

Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.

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...

Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time.

Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time.

There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is...

There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is...

No one can keep a secret better than a child.

No one can keep a secret better than a child.

I'm religiously opposed to religion.

I'm religiously opposed to religion.

What a grand thing, to be loved! What a grander thing still, to love!

What a grand thing, to be loved! What a grander thing still, to love!

Strange to say, the luminous world is the invisible world; the luminous world is that...

Strange to say, the luminous world is the invisible world; the luminous world is that...

There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one...

There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one...

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...

Sorrow is a fruit. God does not make it grow on limbs too weak to...

Sorrow is a fruit. God does not make it grow on limbs too weak to...