"It is only barbarous nations who have..." - Quote by Victor Hugo
It is only barbarous nations who have a sudden growth after a victory
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“With a tiny bit of effort, the nettle would be useful; if you neglect it, it becomes a pest. So then we kill it. How many men are like nettles My friends, there is no such thing as a weed and no such thing as a bad man. There are only bad cultivators.”
“Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time.”
“I'd rather be hissed at for a good verse, than applauded for a bad one.”
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“We see the wisdom of Solon's remark, that no more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.”
“I wasn't a great communicator, but I communicated great things, and they didn't spring full-bloom from my brow - they came from the heart of a great nation.”
“Together as a nation, we have the obligation to put sunshine into the hearts of our little ones. They are our precious possessions. They deserve what happiness life can offer.”
More on Growth
“I think that as you grow up, as you get older, we can't get bitter, we can't get jaded.”
“The power which resides in him is new in nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried.”
“Disasters will always come and go, leaving their victims either completely broken or steeled and seasoned and better able to face the next crop of challenges that may occur.”