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Spirit Quotes by Victor Hugo
- Most commonly revolt is born of material circumstances; but insurrection is always a moral phenomenon. Revolt is Masaniello, who led the Neapolitan insurgents in 1647;…
- There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of…
- Close by the Rights of Man, at the least set beside them, are the Rights of the Spirit.
- Nothing discernible to the eye of the spirit is more brilliant or obscure than man; nothing is more formidable, complex, mysterious, and infinite. There is…
- The jostling of young minds against each other has this wonderful attribute that one can never foresee the spark, nor predict the flash. What will…
- When love has fused and mingled two beings in a sacred and angelic unity, the secret of life has been discovered so far as they…
- Sometimes he used a spade in his garden, and sometimes he read and wrote. He had but one name for these two kinds of labor;…
- Forget not, never forget that you have promised me to use this silver to become an honest man.... Jean Valjean, my brother: you belong no…
- Do not forget, do not ever forget, that you have promised me to use the money to make yourself an honest man.' Valjean, who did…
- The memory of an absent person shines in the deepest recesses of the heart, shining the more brightly the more wholly its object has vanished:…
- When a man understands the art of seeing, he can trace the spirit of an age and the features of a king even in the…
More Spirit Quotes
- The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Vampires get the joy of flying around and living forever, werewolves get the joy of animal spirits. But zombies, they're not rich,… — Margaret Atwood
- O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams. — Saint Augustine
- The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood. — Saint Augustine
- Man is lost and is wandering in a jungle where real values have no meaning. Real values can have meaning to man… — Sai Baba
- In any area of the U.N. we... have to agree on certain language that can represent the same spirit, but that can… — Michelle Bachelet
- The Holy Spirit is our comforter, our teacher. That's why, in prayer, we can ask the Lord to open up Scripture and… — Michele Bachmann
- The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs. — Francis Bacon
- I thought the Billie Holiday comparison was beautiful. I think, Wow, what a wonderful, creative, helpful spirit. She's someone who wanted to… — Erykah Badu
- The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory. — James A. Baldwin
- No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal… — Ansel Adams
- I believe I have a calling. Do you know what that calling is? To stand up in a new and hard core,… — Stephen Baldwin