"His universal compassion was due less to natural instinct, than to a profound conviction, a sum of thoughts that in the course of living had filtered through to his heart: for in the nature of man, as in rock, there may be channels hollowed by the dropping of water, and these can never be destroyed."

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Victor Hugo

#Heart Quotes #Men Quotes #Compassion Quotes

“The biggest lies we save for ourselves.”
“Science brings men nearer to God.”
“Experience, if we only learn by it, is cheap at any price.”
“It's not an easy thing to be let go.”
“All I kin git out o' the Wickersham position on prohibition is that the distinguished jurist seems to feel that if we'd let 'em have it the problem o' keepin' 'em from gitten;' it would be greatly simplified”
“We are prisoners of the world's demented sink. The soft enchantments of our years of innocence Are harvested by accredited experience Our fondest memories soon turn to poison And only oblivion remains in season.”
“If my life wasn't funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.”

Source : Twitter post from Feb 17, 2011
“In media terms, the camera always lies, providing an edited version of reality.”

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