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

Quote by Victor Hugo

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To rise from error to truth is rare and beautiful.

To rise from error to truth is rare and beautiful.

The flesh is the surface of the unknown.

The flesh is the surface of the unknown.

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

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

One believes others will do what he will do to himself.

One believes others will do what he will do to himself.

Genius: the superhuman in man.

Genius: the superhuman in man.

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...

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

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

Many great actions are committed in small struggles.

Many great actions are committed in small struggles.

We see past time in a telescope and present time in a microscope. Hence the...

We see past time in a telescope and present time in a microscope. Hence the...

Man loves little and often: Woman much and rarely

Man loves little and often: Woman much and rarely

Human intelligence discovered a way of perpetuating itself, one not only more durable and more...

Human intelligence discovered a way of perpetuating itself, one not only more durable and more...

Religions do a useful thing: they narrow God to the limits of man. Philosophy replies...

Religions do a useful thing: they narrow God to the limits of man. Philosophy replies...

One sometimes says: 'He killed himself because he was bored with life.' One ought rather...

One sometimes says: 'He killed himself because he was bored with life.' One ought rather...

I'm religiously opposed to religion

I'm religiously opposed to religion

To think is of itself to be useful; it is always and in all cases...

To think is of itself to be useful; it is always and in all cases...

Habit is the nursery of errors.

Habit is the nursery of errors.

Nothing else in the world...not all the armies...is so powerful as an idea whose time...

Nothing else in the world...not all the armies...is so powerful as an idea whose time...

Wisdom is a sacred communion.

Wisdom is a sacred communion.

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.

Have faith in your dreams and someday your rainbow will come smiling through. No matter...

Have faith in your dreams and someday your rainbow will come smiling through. No matter...