A poet who is a bad man is a degraded being, baser and more culpable than a bad man who is not… — Victor Hugo Bad Copy Share Image
“composed of all the innocence of the present, and of all the passion of the future.” — Victor Hugo Innocence Copy Share Image
When grace is joined with wrinkles, it is adorable. There is an unspeakable dawn in happy old age. — Victor Hugo Adorable Copy Share Image
A smile is the same as sunshine; it banishes winter from the human countenance. — Victor Hugo Countenance Copy Share Image
We would be ashamed of our best behavior if the people knew the motives of our behaving so. — Victor Hugo Ashamed Copy Share Image
If she gives me all her time it is because I have all her heart. — Victor Hugo Gives Copy Share Image
Waterloo is a battle of the first rank won by a captain of the second — Victor Hugo Battle Copy Share Image
“Certain forms are torn down, and it is well that they should be, but on condition that they are followed by reconstruction.” — Victor Hugo Reconstruction Copy Share Image
We say that slavery has vanished from European civilization, but this is not true. Slavery still exists, but now it applies only… — Victor Hugo Civilization Copy Share Image
Animals are nothing but the portrayal of our virtues and vices made manifest to our eyes, the visible reflections of our souls. — Victor Hugo Animal Copy Share Image
“It is the story of society's purchase of a slave. A slave purchased from poverty, hunger, cold, loneliness, defenselessness, destitution. A squalid… — Victor Hugo Human soul Copy Share Image
“In the final days of Empire, When the people were awakening, It was your smile red carnation which told us that all… — victor hugo Final Day Copy Share Image
He who contemplates the depths of Paris is seized with vertigo. Nothing is more fantastic. Nothing is more tragic. Nothing is more… — Victor Hugo Contemplating Copy Share Image
“The child entered the hut. The old man followed him with his eyes, and added, as though speaking to himself: - "I… — Victor Hugo Children Copy Share Image
“There is still a certain grace in a dead festival. It has been happy. Upon those chairs in disarray, among those flowers… — Victor Hugo Joy Copy Share Image
This conflict between right and fact has endured since the origins of society. To bring the duel to an end, to consolidate… — Victor Hugo Conflict Copy Share Image
These two beings, who had loved each other so exclusively, and with so touching a love, and who had lived so long… — Victor Hugo Feelings Copy Share Image
“You have to be used to the twists of fate and being caught up in them to dare lift your eyes when… — Victor Hugo Jean valjean Copy Share Image
You have enemies? Why, it is the story of every man who has done a great deed or created a new idea.… — Victor Hugo Bother Copy Share Image
“So struggled beneath its anguish this unhappy soul. Eighteen hundred years before this unfortunate man, the mysterious Being, in whom are aggregated… — Victor Hugo Darkness Copy Share Image
“If we wish to be happy, monsieur, we must never comprehend duty; for, as soon as we comprehend it, it is implacable.… — Victor Hugo Duty Copy Share Image
“Well, listen a moment, Monsieur Mayor; I have often been severe in my life towards others. It was just. I did right.… — Victor Hugo Honor Copy Share Image
Slowly he took out the clothes in which, ten years beforem Cosette had left Montfermeil; first the little dress, then the black… — Victor Hugo Aprons Copy Share Image
