Without vanity, without coquetry, without curiosity, in a word, without the fall, woman would not be woman. Much of her grace is in her frailty.

Quote by Victor Hugo

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To think of shadows is a serious thing.

To think of shadows is a serious thing.

Sleep comes more easily than it returns.

Sleep comes more easily than it returns.

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...

Everything being a constant carnival, there is no carnival left.

Everything being a constant carnival, there is no carnival left.

Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.

Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.

Pain is as diverse as man. One suffers as one can.

Pain is as diverse as man. One suffers as one can.

All I know is that you love me...in my dreams.

All I know is that you love me...in my dreams.

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

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

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...

Slaves would be tyrants were the chance theirs

Slaves would be tyrants were the chance theirs

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...

You've got to dance like nobody's watching and love like it's never going to hurt.

You've got to dance like nobody's watching and love like it's never going to hurt.

Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery.

Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery.

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.

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.

Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age.

Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age.

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...

The little people must be sacred to the big ones, and it is from the...

The little people must be sacred to the big ones, and it is from the...

When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes.

When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes.

I'm religiously opposed to religion.

I'm religiously opposed to religion.