Victor Hugo ( 10 of 71 )
To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.
To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.
He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.
Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.
Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is visible labor and there is invisible labor.
A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is visible labor and there is invisible labor.
I'm religiously opposed to religion.
I'm religiously opposed to religion.
Caution is the eldest child of wisdom
Caution is the eldest child of wisdom
The clouds,--the only birds that never sleep.
The clouds,--the only birds that never sleep.
To reform a man, you must begin with his grandmother.
To reform a man, you must begin with his grandmother.
You have suffered greatly, poor mother. Oh! do not lament, you have now the portion of the elect. It is read more
You have suffered greatly, poor mother. Oh! do not lament, you have now the portion of the elect. It is in this way that mortals become angels. It is not their fault; they do not know how to set about it otherwise. This hell from which you have come out is the first step towards Heaven. We must begin by that. -- Jean Valjean --
