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Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: If I were Jesus Christ, I would save

If I were Jesus Christ, I would save Judas. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: Is it not the best pity, when a

Is it not the best pity, when a man has a sore point, not to touch it at all? — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: He always took his meals alone, with an

He always took his meals alone, with an open book before him, which he read. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: Examine the road over which the fault has

Examine the road over which the fault has passed.
- Charles Francios Bienvenu Myriel — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: The persistence of an all-absorbing idea is terrible.

The persistence of an all-absorbing idea is terrible. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: The true artist can only labor con amore.

The true artist can only labor con amore. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: Why was I not made of stone like

Why was I not made of stone like thee?
Quasimodo[to a gargoyle on the ramparts of Notre Dame as Esmeralda rides off with Gringoire]. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: He is the best gentleman that is the

He is the best gentleman that is the son of his own deserts, and not the degenerated heir of another's virtue. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: I am a soul. I know well that

I am a soul. I know well that what I shall render up to the grave is not myself. That which is myself will go elsewhere. Earth, thou art not my abyss! — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: Men become accustomed to poison by degrees

Men become accustomed to poison by degrees — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: A woman's best qualities are harmful if undiluted

A woman's best qualities are harmful if undiluted with prudence. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: If there is anything more heart-breaking than a

If there is anything more heart-breaking than a body perishing for lack of bread, it is a soul which is dying from hunger for the light. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: All that he might have felt of love

All that he might have felt of love in his entire life melted into a sort of ineffable radiance. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: Whatever causes night in our souls may leave

Whatever causes night in our souls may leave stars. Cimourdain was full of virtues and truth, but they shine out of a dark background. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: My misfortune is that I still resemble a

My misfortune is that I still resemble a man too much. I should liked to be wholly a beast like that goat. - Quasimodo — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: Hell is an outrage on humanity. When you

Hell is an outrage on humanity. When you tell me that your deity made you in his image, I reply that he must have been very ugly. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: What billows are ideas! How quickly they cover

What billows are ideas! How quickly they cover all that it is their mission to destroy and to bury, and how promptly they create frightful gulfs! — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: Mothers are often fondest of the child which

Mothers are often fondest of the child which has caused them the greatest pain. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: God whose gifts in gracious floodUnto all who

God whose gifts in gracious flood
Unto all who seek are sent,
Only asks you to be good
And is content. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: A war between Europeans is a civil war.

A war between Europeans is a civil war. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: That's life" said the philosopher each time he

That's life" said the philosopher each time he was almost laid prostrate, "It's often our best friends who make us fall — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: Let us fear the worst, but work with

Let us fear the worst, but work with faith; the best will always take care of itself. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: The best minds have their soft spots and

The best minds have their soft spots and sometimes feel somewhat bruised by the scant respect of logic. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: I refuse the oration of all churches. I

I refuse the oration of all churches. I ask a prayer of all souls. I believe in God. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: Though we chisel away as best we can

Though we chisel away as best we can at the mysterious block from which our life is made, the black vein of destiny continually reappears. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: If nobody loved, the sun would go out.

If nobody loved, the sun would go out. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: It is the property of grief to cause

It is the property of grief to cause the childish side of man to reappear. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: Life is a theatre set in which there

Life is a theatre set in which there are but few practicable entrances. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: She gave anyone who saw her a sensation

She gave anyone who saw her a sensation of April and of dawn. There was dew in her eyes. Cosette was a condensation of auroral light in womanly form. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: We chip away as best we can at

We chip away as best we can at the mysterious block of marble our lives are made of- in vain; the black vein of destiny always reappears. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: The best way to look at the soul

The best way to look at the soul is through closed eyes. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: You ask me what forces me to speak?

You ask me what forces me to speak? a strange thing; my conscience. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: What would be ugly in a garden constitutes

What would be ugly in a garden constitutes beauty in a mountain. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: In vain we chisel, as best we can,

In vain we chisel, as best we can, the mysterious block of which our life is made, the black vein of destiny reappears continuously. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: We would be ashamed of our best behavior

We would be ashamed of our best behavior if the people knew the motives of our behaving so. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: We are drawn to what we lack. No

We are drawn to what we lack. No one loves daylight more than a blind man. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: Every step which the intelligence of Europe has

Every step which the intelligence of Europe has taken has been in spite of the clerical party. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: Memories are our strength. When night attempts to

Memories are our strength. When night attempts to return, we must light up the great dates, as we would light torches. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: When two souls have finally found each other,

When two souls have finally found each other, there is established between them a union which begins on earth and continues forever in heaven. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: Whether true or false, what is said about

Whether true or false, what is said about men often has as much influence on their lives, and particularly on their destinies, as what they do. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: Because things are not agreeable," said Jean Valjean,

Because things are not agreeable," said Jean Valjean, "that is no reason for being unjust towards God. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: The shadow of the passions of the moment

The shadow of the passions of the moment transversed this grand and gentle spirit occupied with eternal things. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: Intelligence is the wife, imagination is the mistress,

Intelligence is the wife, imagination is the mistress, memory is the servant. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: Toleration is the best religion.

Toleration is the best religion. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: In the domain of art there is no

In the domain of art there is no light without heat. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: As he wished always to appear in mourning,

As he wished always to appear in mourning, he clothed himself with the night. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: Was it possible that Napoleon should have won

Was it possible that Napoleon should have won that battle? We answer No. Why? Because of Wellington? Because of Blucher? No. Because of God. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: Slaying wealth is not the same thing as

Slaying wealth is not the same thing as dividing it. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: It is nothing to die. It is frightful

It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: Hope is the Word which God has written

Hope is the Word which God has written on the brow of every man. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: Dreaming is happiness. Waiting is life.

Dreaming is happiness. Waiting is life. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: Geometry is deceptive; the hurricane alone is trustworthy.

Geometry is deceptive; the hurricane alone is trustworthy. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: Youth, even in its sorrows, always has a

Youth, even in its sorrows, always has a brilliancy of its own. — Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Best Quotes By Victor Hugo: Progress is the life-style of man.

Progress is the life-style of man. — Victor Hugo