Victor Hugo Quotes
Babylon violated diminishes Alexander; Rome enslaved diminishes Caesar; massacred Jerusalem diminishes Titus. Tyranny follows the tyrant. Woe to the man who leaves behind a shadow that bears his form.
Quotes to Explore
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Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
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If you want to get into the creative world, you have to just keep flogging away even when nobody's paying attention. Because then when somebody finally does pay attention, it's certainly a lot more interesting when you have a ton of stuff to show.
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When love is unkind, it is not love anymore.
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Some are born who never need them, Others still who never read them, signs.
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And as for you, stop having curly hair!
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Every one of course represents the spirit of his age, but there is an eternal aspect of the Spirit of every age which may be caught. To recreate the past from the mutilated fragments of the present is the task of the Historian.
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I particularly loved the adjective bookish, which I found other people used about as often as ramrod or chum or teetotaler.
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Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside.
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Television is a pretty great job, to begin with, and I wouldn't have anything, if it weren't for the jobs that I've had in the past that have built up to that
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If we do not bear the cross of the Master, we will have to bear the cross of the world, with all its earthly goods. Which cross have you taken up? Pause and consider.
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The best way to avoid envy is to deserve the success you get.
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Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.
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'Tis better to bear the ills we have than fly to others that we know not of.
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I can install toilets. I know all about the wax ring. I can tile floors. I'm learning how to do basic wiring.
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In reality, I don't think that many of the policies we've attempted to apply to deal with it are going to have any serious effect.
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Babylon violated diminishes Alexander; Rome enslaved diminishes Caesar; massacred Jerusalem diminishes Titus. Tyranny follows the tyrant. Woe to the man who leaves behind a shadow that bears his form.
