The beautiful has but one type, the ugly has a thousand.

Quote by Victor Hugo

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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.

Jesus wept; Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived...

Jesus wept; Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived...

Taste is the common sense of genius.

Taste is the common sense of genius.

Dear God! how beauty varies in nature and art. In a woman the flesh must...

Dear God! how beauty varies in nature and art. In a woman the flesh must...

To love beauty is to see light.

To love beauty is to see light.

Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be...

Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be...

When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes.

When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes.

Blessed be Providence which has given to each his toy: the doll to the child,...

Blessed be Providence which has given to each his toy: the doll to the child,...

Everything being a constant carnival, there is no carnival left.

Everything being a constant carnival, there is no carnival left.

When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes

When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes

Life, misfortunes, isolation, abandonment, poverty, are battlefields which have their heroes; obscure heroes, sometimes greater...

Life, misfortunes, isolation, abandonment, poverty, are battlefields which have their heroes; obscure heroes, sometimes greater...

Stupidity talks, vanity acts.

Stupidity talks, vanity acts.

He who is not capable of enduring poverty is not capable of being free.

He who is not capable of enduring poverty is not capable of being free.

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...

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

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

An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.

An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.

It is most pleasant to commit a just action which is disagreeable to someone whom...

It is most pleasant to commit a just action which is disagreeable to someone whom...

No one keeps a secret so well as a child

No one keeps a secret so well as a child

No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed to an uncharted land...

No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed to an uncharted land...

Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.

Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.