If you want to civilize a man, begin with his grandmother. — Victor Hugo Grandmother Copy Share Image
It was SHE. Whoever has loved knows all the radiant meaning contained in the three letters of this word ‘she. — Victor Hugo Letters Copy Share Image
My day's work will begin again the next morning. The tomb is not a blind alley. — Victor Hugo Alleys Copy Share Image
“Whether there had not been more abuse on the part of the law, in respect to the penalty, than there had been… — Victor Hugo Respect Copy Share Image
When, like an Emir of tyrannic power, Sirius appears, and on the horizon black Bids countless stars pursue their mighty track. — Victor Hugo Astronomy Copy Share Image
“Man is not a circle with a single centre; he is an ellipse with a double focus. Facts form one of these,… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
Do you know what friendship is?' he asked. 'Yes,' replied the gypsy; 'it is to be brother and sister; two souls which… — Victor Hugo And love Copy Share Image
Heaven, on occasion, half opens its arms to us; and that is the great moment. — Victor Hugo Arms Copy Share Image
Whatever causes night in our souls may leave stars. Cimourdain was full of virtues and truth, but they shine out of a… — Victor Hugo Astronomy Copy Share Image
Religions do a useful thing: they narrow God to the limits of man. Philosophy replies by doing a necessary thing: it elevates… — Victor Hugo Limits Copy Share Image
“One day of happiness is worth more than a lifetime of sorrow .... Under ordinary circumstances, jealousy is a suspicion to the… — Victor Hugo Happiness Copy Share Image
A queen, devoid of beauty is not queen; She needs the royalty of beauty's mien. — Victor Hugo Beauty Copy Share Image
“A torch-flame resembles the wisdom of cowards: it gives a poor light because it trembles.” — Victor Hugo Light Copy Share Image
“Monseigneur Bienvenu was simply a man who took note of the exterior of mysterious questions without scrutinizing them, and without troubling his… — Victor Hugo Respect Copy Share Image
It is grievous for a man to leave behind him a shadow in his own shape. — Victor Hugo Behinds Copy Share Image
Since we shall love each other, I shall be great and you shall be rich. — Victor Hugo Inspirational Copy Share Image
The poor man shuddered, overflowed with an angelic joy; he declared in his transport that this would last through life; he said… — Victor Hugo Angelic Copy Share Image
One is not idle because one is absorbed. There is both visible and invisible labor. To contemplate is to toil, to think… — Victor Hugo Arms Copy Share Image
