When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is out of mind.

Quote by Victor Hugo

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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...

The learned man knows that he is ignorant.

The learned man knows that he is ignorant.

Do not let it be your aim to be something, but to be someone.

Do not let it be your aim to be something, but to be someone.

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...

The power of a glance has been so much abused in love stories that it...

The power of a glance has been so much abused in love stories that it...

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and...

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and...

Those who live are those who fight.

Those who live are those who fight.

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...

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...

One is not idle because one is absorbed. There is both visible and invisible labor....

One is not idle because one is absorbed. There is both visible and invisible labor....

Caution is the eldest child of wisdom

Caution is the eldest child of wisdom

Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.

Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.

Wisdom is a sacred communion.

Wisdom is a sacred communion.

Men become accustomed to poison by degrees.

Men become accustomed to poison by degrees.

Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery.

Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery.

From the oyster to the eagle, from the swine to the tiger, all animals are...

From the oyster to the eagle, from the swine to the tiger, all animals are...

A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.

A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.

The human soul has still greater need of the ideal than of the real. It...

The human soul has still greater need of the ideal than of the real. It...

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the...

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the...

Ideals do exist, the rest is just temporary interruption.

Ideals do exist, the rest is just temporary interruption.

Our sun is one of 100 billion stars in our galaxy. Our galaxy is one...

Our sun is one of 100 billion stars in our galaxy. Our galaxy is one...

We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality

We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality

All work and no play is not good for the soul

All work and no play is not good for the soul