We say that slavery has vanished from European civilization, but this is not true. Slavery still exists, but now it applies only to women and its name is prostitution.

Quote by Victor Hugo

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Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance.

Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance.

Progress is the life-style of man. The general life of the human race is called...

Progress is the life-style of man. The general life of the human race is called...

I am an intelligent river which has reflected successively all the banks before which it...

I am an intelligent river which has reflected successively all the banks before which it...

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...

Taste is the common sense of genius.

Taste is the common sense of genius.

In vain we chisel, as best we can, the mysterious block of which our life...

In vain we chisel, as best we can, the mysterious block of which our life...

No one knows like a woman how to say things which are at once gentle...

No one knows like a woman how to say things which are at once gentle...

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...

Life is the flower for which love is the honey.

Life is the flower for which love is the honey.

Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body,...

Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body,...

Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.

Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.

The ideal and the beautiful are identical; the ideal corresponds to the idea, and beauty...

The ideal and the beautiful are identical; the ideal corresponds to the idea, and beauty...

No one keeps a secret so well as a child

No one keeps a secret so well as a child

There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

The first symptom of love in a young man is shyness; the first symptom in...

The first symptom of love in a young man is shyness; the first symptom in...

There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is...

There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is...

Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad

Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad

Life, misfortunes, isolation, abandonment, poverty, are battlefields which have their heroes; obscure heroes, sometimes greater...

Life, misfortunes, isolation, abandonment, poverty, are battlefields which have their heroes; obscure heroes, sometimes greater...

Jesus answered, I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes...

Jesus answered, I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes...

Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.

Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.

I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no small one,...

I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no small one,...

A man isn't poor if he can still laugh.

A man isn't poor if he can still laugh.

Solitude vivifies; isolation kills

Solitude vivifies; isolation kills