“See Monsieur Geborand, buying a pennyworth of paradise.” — Victor Hugo Buying Pennyworth Copy Share Image
“Madame Thenardier was approaching her forties, which is equivalent to fifty in a woman...” — Victor Hugo Madame Copy Share Image
“It seemed as though he had for a soul the book of the natural law.” — Victor Hugo Book Copy Share Image
The saints were his friends, and blessed him; the monsters were his friends, and guarded him. — Victor Hugo Blessed Copy Share Image
There must be people who pray even for those who never pray. — Victor Hugo Inspirational Copy Share Image
It is the peculiarity of grief to bring out the childish side of man. — Victor Hugo Childish Copy Share Image
Winter changes into stone the water of heaven and the heart of man. — Victor Hugo Change Copy Share Image
A man trying to escape never thinks himself sufficiently concealed. — Victor Hugo Concealed Copy Share Image
The beautiful is as useful as the useful." He added after a moment’s silence, "Perhaps more so. — Victor Hugo Beautiful Copy Share Image
“He condemned nothing in haste and without taking circumstances into account. He said, "Examine the road over which the fault has passed.” — Victor Hugo Fault Copy Share Image
“People who are overwhelmed with troubles never do look back. They know only too well that misfortune follows in their wake.” — Victor Hugo Misfortune Copy Share Image
“The barber in his shop, warmed by a good stove, was shaving a customer and casting from time to time a look… — Victor Hugo Barber Copy Share Image
“Hatred becomes, within a given time, the hatred of society, then the hatred of the human race, then the hatred of creation.” — Victor Hugo Bitterness Copy Share Image
When God desires to destroy a thing, he entrusts its destruction to the thing itself. Every bad institution of this world ends… — Victor Hugo Destruction Copy Share Image
“To wipe out abuse is not enough; you have to change people's whole outlook. The mill is no longer standing, but the… — Victor Hugo Abuse Copy Share Image
Nature is pitiless; she never withdraws her flowers, her music, her fragrance, and her sunlight from before human cruelty or suffering. — Victor Hugo Cruelty 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
“Hardly had the light been extinguished, when a peculiar trembling began to affect the netting under which the three children lay. It… — Victor Hugo Children Copy Share Image
A benevolent malefactor, merciful, gentle, helpful, clement, a convict, returning good for evil, giving back pardon for hatred, preferring pity to vengeance,… — Victor Hugo Angel Copy Share Image
“Probity, sincerity, candor, conviction, the idea of duty, are things that, when in error, can turn hideous, but – even though hideous… — Victor Hugo Atrocity Copy Share Image
“Besides, to be fair to him, his viciousness was perhaps not innate. From his earliest steps among men he had felt, then… — Victor Hugo Communication Copy Share Image
Diamonds are found only in the dark bowels of the earth; truths are found only in the depths of thought. It seemed… — Victor Hugo Bowels Copy Share Image
“For with love there is no middle course: it destroys, or else it saves. All human destiny is contained in that dilemma,… — Victor Hugo Human heart Copy Share Image
“Ah, Monsieur Priest, you love not the crudities of the true. Christ loved them. He seized a rod and cleared out the… — Victor Hugo Christ Copy Share Image
“I had the opportunity in this visit of seeing how great a power the master exercises over his slaves, but at the… — Victor Hugo Slaves Copy Share Image
