The three great problems of this century; the degradation of man in the proletariat, the subjection of women through hunger, the atrophy of the child by darkness.

Quote by Victor Hugo

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The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable.

The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable.

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,...

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

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

There is a sacred horror about everything grand. It is easy to admire mediocrity and...

There is a sacred horror about everything grand. It is easy to admire mediocrity and...

A library implies an act of faith.

A library implies an act of faith.

A faith is a necessity to a man. Woe to him who believes in nothing.

A faith is a necessity to a man. Woe to him who believes in nothing.

To contemplate is to look at shadows.

To contemplate is to look at shadows.

Evil. Mistrust those who rejoice at it even more than those who do it.

Evil. Mistrust those who rejoice at it even more than those who do it.

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves,...

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves,...

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.

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...

When liberty returns, I will return.

When liberty returns, I will return.

An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.

An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.

There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

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...

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...

Despotism is a long crime.

Despotism is a long crime.

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

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

The little people must be sacred to the big ones, and it is from the...

The little people must be sacred to the big ones, and it is from the...

Toleration is the best religion.

Toleration is the best religion.