Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.
VICTOR HUGOTo learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.
More Victor Hugo Quotes
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Conscience is God present in man.
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Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.
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If the soul is left in darkness sins will be committed. The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but he who causes the darkness
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If I speak, I am condemned. If I stay silent, I am damned!
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When the heart is dry the eye is dry.
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Love is like a tree: it grows by itself, roots itself deeply in our being and continues to flourish over a heart in ruin.
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The pupil dilates in darkness and in the end finds light, just as the soul dilates in misfortune and in the end finds God.
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To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.
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Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.
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If you wish to understand what Revolution is, call it Progress; and if you wish to understand what Progress is, call it Tomorrow.
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He never went out without a book under his arm, and he often came back with two.
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Love is never stronger than when it is completely unreasonable.
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He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
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To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do.
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Freedom begins where it ends ignorance.
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