To love beauty is to see light.

Quote by Victor Hugo

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People do not lack strength; they lack will.

People do not lack strength; they lack will.

Genius is a promontory jutting out into the future

Genius is a promontory jutting out into the future

It is by suffering that human beings become angels.

It is by suffering that human beings become angels.

The man who does not know other languages, unless he is a man of genius,...

The man who does not know other languages, unless he is a man of genius,...

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.

Our acts make or mar us, we are the children of our own deeds.

Our acts make or mar us, we are the children of our own deeds.

He who opens a school door, closes a prison.

He who opens a school door, closes a prison.

Despotism is a long crime.

Despotism is a long crime.

There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

It is the end. But of what? The end of France? No. The end of...

It is the end. But of what? The end of France? No. The end of...

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...

Yes, God made man first, but there's always a rough draft before the final copy.

Yes, God made man first, but there's always a rough draft before the final copy.

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...

To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out...

To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out...

One sees qualities at a distance and defects at close range.

One sees qualities at a distance and defects at close range.

What is history? An echo of the past in the future; a reflex from the...

What is history? An echo of the past in the future; a reflex from the...

Caution is the eldest child of wisdom

Caution is the eldest child of wisdom

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

The best blush to use is laughter: It put roses in your cheeks and in...

The best blush to use is laughter: It put roses in your cheeks and in...

I want the dead lovers of the world to hear our laughter and grow sad....

I want the dead lovers of the world to hear our laughter and grow sad....