"Wisdom and eloquence are not always united...." - Quote by Victor Hugo

“Love is jealous, and ingenious in self-torture in proportion as it is pure and intense.”

“Never laugh at those who suffer; suffer sometimes those who laugh.”

“It may be remarked in passing that success is an ugly thing. Men are deceived by its false resemblences to merit.”

“Life should be touched, not strangled.”

“All the maxims have been written. It only remains to put them into practice.”

“There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction.”

“However much we admire the orator's occasional bursts of eloquence, the noblest written words are commonly as far behind or abovethe fleeting spoken language as the firmament with its stars is behind the clouds.”

“Of all the talents bestowed upon men, none is so precious as the gift of oratory. He who enjoys it wields a power more durable than that of a great king. He is an independent force in the world.”

“In the modesty of fearful duty, I read as much as from the rattling tongue of saucy and audacious eloquence.”