Maxioms by Victor Hugo
Men are still men. The despot's wickedness
Comes of ill teaching, and of power's excess,--
Comes of read more
Men are still men. The despot's wickedness
Comes of ill teaching, and of power's excess,--
Comes of the purple he from childhood wears,
Slaves would be tyrants if the chance were theirs.
Popularity is glory's small change.
Popularity is glory's small change.
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 clouds,--the only birds that never sleep.
The clouds,--the only birds that never sleep.
A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and an invisible labor.
A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and an invisible labor.
