The wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.

Quote by Victor Hugo

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The wise man does not grow old, but ripens.

The wise man does not grow old, but ripens.

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...

Man loves little and often: Woman much and rarely

Man loves little and often: Woman much and rarely

Without vanity, without coquetry, without curiosity, in a word, without the fall, woman would not...

Without vanity, without coquetry, without curiosity, in a word, without the fall, woman would not...

Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.

Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.

As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled.

As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled.

To love is to act.

To love is to act.

Architecture has recorded the great ideas of the human race. Not only every religious symbol,...

Architecture has recorded the great ideas of the human race. Not only every religious symbol,...

At the shrine of friendship never say die, let the wine of friendship never run...

At the shrine of friendship never say die, let the wine of friendship never run...

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

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

One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of...

One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of...

Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.

Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.

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...

Be like the bird that, passing on her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels...

Be like the bird that, passing on her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels...

No one keeps a secret so well as a child

No one keeps a secret so well as a child

Great perils have this beauty, that they bring to light the fraternity of strangers.

Great perils have this beauty, that they bring to light the fraternity of strangers.

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...

We say that slavery has vanished from European civilization, but this is not true. Slavery...

We say that slavery has vanished from European civilization, but this is not true. Slavery...

They're right to think that about me, because I'm the person most likely to sleep...

They're right to think that about me, because I'm the person most likely to sleep...

Woman is a miracle of divine contradictions

Woman is a miracle of divine contradictions