Victor Hugo Quotes
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When two mouths, made sacred by love, draw near to each other to create, it is impossible, that above that ineffable kiss there should not be a thrill in the immense mystery of the stars.
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No matter who you are, the thought of so much suffering and degradation must cause you to shudder at the sight of a veil or cassock, those two shrouds of human invention.
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Anger may be foolish and absurd, and one may be wrongly irritated, but a man never feels outraged unless in some respect he is fundamentally right.
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A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in--what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.
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It has become necessary to call the attention of European governments to a fact which is apparently so insignificant that the governments seem not to notice it. The fact is this: an entire people is being annihilated. Where? In Europe. Are there witnesses? One witness, the entire world. Do the governments see it? No.
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I'm not in the world to guard my own life, but to guard souls.
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Often when we think we are knotting one thread, we are tying quite another.
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No religion but blasphemes a little.
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She was a lovely blonde, with fine teeth. She had gold and pearls for her dowry; but her gold was on her head, and her pearls were in her mouth.
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To study in Paris is to be born in Paris!
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By making himself a priest made himself a demon.
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Without at all invalidating what we have just said, we believe that a perpetual remembrance of the tomb is proper for the living. On this point, the priest and the philosopher agree: We must die.
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I advance in life, I grow more simple, and I become more and more patriotic for humanity.
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We are on the side of religion as opposed to religions, and we are among those who believe in the wretched inadequacy of sermons and the sublimity of prayer.
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It is sad to tell, but after having tried society, which had caused his misfortune, he tried Providence which created society, and condemned it also.
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The true artist can only labor con amore.
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This book should be read as one would read the book of a dead man.
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Every step which the intelligence of Europe has taken has been in spite of the clerical party.
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Wisdom and eloquence are not always united.
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The cruel of heart have their own black happiness.
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Who among us has not sought peace in a song?
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Love is a fault; so be it.
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History has its truth, and so has legend. Legendary truth is of another nature than historical truth. Legendary truth is invention whose result is reality. Furthermore, history and legend have the same goal; to depict eternal man beneath momentary man.
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...We pray together, we are afraid together, and then we go to sleep. Even if Satan came into the house, no one would interfere. After all, what is there to fear in this house? There is always one with us who is the strongest. Satan may visit our house, but the good Lord lives here.