Man does not understand nor accept immortality except on condition of self-remembrance. — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
“As we see, he had a strange and peculiar way of judging things. I suspect that he acquired it from the Gospel.” — Victor Hugo Gospel Copy Share Image
“As he wished always to appear in mourning, he clothed himself with the night.” — Victor Hugo Grief Copy Share Image
Mirrors, those revealers of the truth, are hated; that does not prevent them from being of use. — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
A translation in verse . . . seems to me something absurd, impossible. — Victor Hugo Absurd Copy Share Image
Kings are for nations in their swaddling-clothes: France has attained her majority. — Victor Hugo Clothes Copy Share Image
“Look down and show some mercy if you can. Look down, look down, upon your fellow man.” — Victor Hugo Compassion Copy Share Image
The women laughed and wept; the crowd stamped their feet enthusiastically, for at that moment Quasimodo was really beautiful. He was handsome… — Victor Hugo Beautiful Copy Share Image
“People who are overwhelmed with troubles never do look back. They know only too well that misfortune follows in their footsteps.” — Victor Hugo Life Copy Share Image
You look at a star for two reasons, because it is luminous, and because it is impenetrable. You have beside you a… — Victor Hugo Astronomy Copy Share Image
Dear God! how beauty varies in nature and art. In a woman the flesh must be like marble; in a statue the… — Victor Hugo Art Copy Share Image
“He sleeps although so much he was denied. He lived and when his dear love left him died. It happened of itself,… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
“Have courage for the great sorrows of life, and patience for the small ones. And when you have finished your daily task,… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
“I wanted to see you again, touch you, know who you were, see if I would find you identical with the ideal… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
Be like the bird who, pausing in her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels them give way beneath her, and yet… — Victor Hugo Bird Copy Share Image
“Teach those who are ignorant as many things as possible; society is culpable, in that it does not afford instruction gratis; it… — Victor Hugo Darkness Copy Share Image
“Teach the ignorant as much as you can; society is culpable in not providing instruction for all and it must answer for… — Victor Hugo Darkness Copy Share Image
“Right has its wrath, Bishop; and the wrath of right is an element of progress. In any case, and in spite of… — Victor Hugo French revolution Copy Share Image
“And there's a woman dressed in white, who's nice to hear, and soft to touch, and she whispers, 'Colette, I love you… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
“to cause constellations of victories to flash forth at each instant from the zenith of the centuries, to make the French Empire… — Victor Hugo Conquer the world Copy Share Image
“To fall into it again in appearance was to leave it behind in reality! He had to do it! He would have… — Victor Hugo Life Copy Share Image
Nothing can be sadder or more profound than to see a thousand things for the first and last time. To journey is… — Victor Hugo Bends in the road Copy Share Image
It is the essence of truth that it is never excessive. Why should it exaggerate? There is that which should be destroyed… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
