The man who does not know other languages, unless he is a man of genius, necessarily has deficiencies in his ideas.

Quote by Victor Hugo

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Rhyme, that enslaved queen, that supreme charm of our poetry, that creator of our meter.

Rhyme, that enslaved queen, that supreme charm of our poetry, that creator of our meter.

Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and...

Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and...

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.

A person is just about as big as the things that make them angry

A person is just about as big as the things that make them angry

In this world, which is so plainly the antechamber of another, there are no happy...

In this world, which is so plainly the antechamber of another, there are no happy...

Genius is rare because the means of becoming one have not been available

Genius is rare because the means of becoming one have not been available

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

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

Habit is the nursery of errors.

Habit is the nursery of errors.

Toleration is the best religion.

Toleration is the best religion.

Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age.

Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age.

Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are...

Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are...

Je hais vos idÃ©es, mais je me ferait tuer pour que vous ayez le droit...

Je hais vos idÃ©es, mais je me ferait tuer pour que vous ayez le droit...

Caution is the eldest child of wisdom

Caution is the eldest child of wisdom

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it

Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.

Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.

Do not let it be your aim to be something, but to be someone.

Do not let it be your aim to be something, but to be someone.

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

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

Genius: the superhuman in man.

Genius: the superhuman in man.

Pain is as diverse as man. One suffers as one can.

Pain is as diverse as man. One suffers as one can.

Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance.

Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance.