There are people who observe the rules of honor as we observe the stars: from a distance

Quote by Victor Hugo

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Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure...

Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure...

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

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

I love all men who think, even those who think otherwise than myself.

I love all men who think, even those who think otherwise than myself.

Sleep comes more easily than it returns.

Sleep comes more easily than it returns.

An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.

An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.

Son, brother, father, lover, friend. There is room in the heart for all the affections,...

Son, brother, father, lover, friend. There is room in the heart for all the affections,...

To love another person is to see the face of God.

To love another person is to see the face of God.

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

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

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.

To think of shadows is a serious thing.

To think of shadows is a serious thing.

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...

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...

Hope is the word which God has written on the brow of every man.

Hope is the word which God has written on the brow of every man.

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 word is the Verb, and the Verb is God.

The word is the Verb, and the Verb is God.

The mountains, the forest, and the sea, render men savage; they develop the fierce, but...

The mountains, the forest, and the sea, render men savage; they develop the fierce, but...

A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is visible labor...

A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is visible labor...

Labour was the first price, the original purchase - money that was paid for all...

Labour was the first price, the original purchase - money that was paid for all...

The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working...

The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working...

Only a fool would try to deprive working men and working women of their right...

Only a fool would try to deprive working men and working women of their right...