The last resort of kings, the cannonball. The last resort of the people, the paving stone.

Quote by Victor Hugo

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

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

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,...

He does not weep who does not see

He does not weep who does not see

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...

What would be ugly in a garden constitutes beauty in a mountain.

What would be ugly in a garden constitutes beauty in a mountain.

Life is a voyage.

Life is a voyage.

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

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

As a means of contrast with the sublime, the grotesque is, in our view, the...

As a means of contrast with the sublime, the grotesque is, in our view, the...

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...

The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them.

The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them.

There are thoughts which are prayers. There are moments when, whatever the posture of the...

There are thoughts which are prayers. There are moments when, whatever the posture of the...

Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her,...

Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her,...

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...

Scepticism, that dry caries of the intelligence.

Scepticism, that dry caries of the intelligence.

Try as you will, you cannot annihilate that eternal relic of the human heart, love.

Try as you will, you cannot annihilate that eternal relic of the human heart, love.

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.

Greater than the tread of mighty armies is an idea whose time has come.

Greater than the tread of mighty armies is an idea whose time has come.

There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like...

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like...

The only thing that will stop you from fulfilling your dreams is you.

The only thing that will stop you from fulfilling your dreams is you.

Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.

Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.

One of the virtues of being very young is that you don't let the facts...

One of the virtues of being very young is that you don't let the facts...

The artist must raise the cup of his vision aloft to the gods in the...

The artist must raise the cup of his vision aloft to the gods in the...

Did you know the pen is stronger than the knife: they can kill you once...

Did you know the pen is stronger than the knife: they can kill you once...