"We may remark in passing that to..." - Quote by Victor Hugo
We may remark in passing that to be blind and beloved may, in this world where nothing is perfect, be among the most strangely exquisite forms of happiness. The supreme happiness in life is the assurance of being loved; of being loved for oneself, even in spite of oneself; and this assurance the blind man possesses. In his affliction, to be served is to be caressed. Does he lack anything? no. Possessing love he is not deprived of light. A love, moreover, that is wholly pure. There can be no blindness where there is this certainty.
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“Thought is more than a right - it is the very breath of man. Whoever fetters thought attacks man himself. To speak, to write, to publish, are things, so far as the right is concerned, absolutely identical. They are the ever-enlarging circles of intelligence in action; they are the sonorous waves of thought.”
“To rescue from oblivion even a fragment of a language which men have used and which is in danger of being lost -that is to say, one of the elements, whether good or bad, which have shaped and complicated civilization -is to extend the scope of social observation and to serve civilization.”
“Cheerfulness is like money well expended in charity; the more we dispense of it, the greater our possession.”
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“You cannot struggle to joy. Struggle and joy are not on the same channel. You joy your way to joy. You laugh your way to success. It is through your joy that good things come.”
“The happiest time of my life is now.”
“Your success and happiness lie in you. External conditions are the accidentsof life, its outer trappings. The great, enduring realities are love of service.Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow.Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall forman invincible host against difficulty.”