Victor Hugo

Anger may be foolish and obsurd, and one may be irritated when in the wrong; but a man never feels read more

Anger may be foolish and obsurd, and one may be irritated when in the wrong; but a man never feels outraged unless in some respect he is at bottom right.

We see past time in a telescope and present time in a microscope. Hence the apparent enormities of the present.

We see past time in a telescope and present time in a microscope. Hence the apparent enormities of the present.

King of the peak and glacier,
King of the cold, white scalps,
He lifts his head at read more

King of the peak and glacier,
King of the cold, white scalps,
He lifts his head at that close tread,
The eagle of the Alps.

Without vanity, without coquetry, without curiosity, in a word, without the fall, woman would not be woman. Much of her read more

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.

A compliment is like a kiss through a veil.

A compliment is like a kiss through a veil.