Poems List

I’D RATHER BE HISSED AT FOR A GOOD VERSE, THAN APPLAUDED FOR A BAD ONE.
2
The smaller the heart, the bigger the hate it shelters.
4
Dream no small dreams, for they have no power to stir the souls of men.
4

Take away time is money, and what is left of England? take away cotton is king, and what is left of America?

Les Misérables (1862) ‘Marius’ bk. 4 ch. 4

3

A stand can be made against invasion by an army; no stand can be made against invasion by an idea.

Histoire d’un Crime (written 1851–2, published 1877) pt. 5, sect. 10

3

To rise at six, to dine at ten, To sup at six, to sleep at ten, Makes a man live for ten times ten.

Inscription over the door of Hugo’s study

4

Comments (0)

Log in to post a comment.

NoComments