The first symptom of love in a young man is timidity; in a girl boldness.

Quote by Victor Hugo

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How did it happen that their lips came together? How does it happen that birds...

How did it happen that their lips came together? How does it happen that birds...

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

You have suffered greatly, poor mother. Oh! do not lament, you have now the portion...

You have suffered greatly, poor mother. Oh! do not lament, you have now the portion...

The ideal and the beautiful are identical; the ideal corresponds to the idea, and beauty...

The ideal and the beautiful are identical; the ideal corresponds to the idea, and beauty...

Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent

Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent

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...

Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men.

Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men.

When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is...

When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is...

The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being...

The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being...

To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out...

To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out...

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...

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

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

Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.

Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.

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

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

Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.

Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.

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...

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.

Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved.

Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved.

Love matches are made by people who are content, for a month of honey, to...

Love matches are made by people who are content, for a month of honey, to...

Think of me, and I'll be there.

Think of me, and I'll be there.