“He who despairs is wrong. Progress infallibly awakens, and, in short, we might say that it advances even in sleep, for it… — Victor Hugo Sleep Copy Share Image
“Supreme resources spring from extreme resolutions. Les Miserables, page 674” — Victor Hugo Les mis Copy Share Image
“There were corpses here and there and pools of blood. I remember seeing a butterfly flutter up and down that street. Summer… — Victor Hugo Death Copy Share Image
Seeing so much poverty everywhere makes me think that God is not rich. He gives the appearance of it, but I suspect… — Victor Hugo Appearance Copy Share Image
The word Gothic, in the sense in which it is generally employed, is wholly unsuitable, but wholly consecrated. Hence we accept it… — Victor Hugo Accepting Copy Share Image
“Revolutionists are accused of sowing fear abroad. Every barricade seems a crime. Their theories are incriminated, their aim suspected, their ulterior motive… — Victor Hugo Fear Copy Share Image
“Indigestion was designed by God to impose morality on stomachs." Our entire lives explained in one French novel.” — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
“On the contrary, as there is always more misery among the lower classes than there is humanity in the higher, everything was… — Victor Hugo Money Copy Share Image
It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life. — Victor Hugo Book Copy Share Image
On this point, the priest and the philosopher agree: We must die. — Victor Hugo Agree Copy Share Image
“To attempt, to brave, to persist, and persevere, to be faithful to one's self, to wrestle with destiny, to astound the catastrophe… — Victor Hugo Fear Copy Share Image
“The nourishment of the people is a good object; to massacre them is a bad means.” — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
...We pray together, we are afraid together, and then we go to sleep. Even if Satan came into the house, no one… — Victor Hugo Fear Copy Share Image
“It was the second white apparition which he had encountered. The Bishop had caused the dawn of virtue to rise on his… — Victor Hugo Love Copy Share Image
“Unable to rid myself of it, since I heard your song humming ever in my head, beheld your feet dancing always on… — Victor Hugo Dreams Copy Share Image
Beauty is as useful as the useful. More so, perhaps. (Le beau est aussi utile que l'utile. Plus peut-etre.) — Victor Hugo Art Copy Share Image
“One would say, to see all these snow-flakes fall, that there was a plague of white butterflies in heaven.” — 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
There must be people who pray even for those who never pray. — Victor Hugo Inspirational Copy Share Image
