A smile is the same as sunshine; it banishes winter from the human countenance.
VICTOR HUGOA smile is the same as sunshine; it banishes winter from the human countenance.
VICTOR HUGOPromise to give me a kiss on my brow when I am dead. I shall feel it.
VICTOR HUGODiamonds are to be found only in the darkness of the earth, and truth in the darkness of the mind.
VICTOR HUGOFreedom begins where it ends ignorance.
VICTOR HUGOThe great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness.
VICTOR HUGOThe pupil dilates in darkness and in the end finds light, just as the soul dilates in misfortune and in the end finds God.
VICTOR HUGOLove is never stronger than when it is completely unreasonable.
VICTOR HUGOWe pardon to the extent that we love.
VICTOR HUGOAn intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.
VICTOR HUGONot being heard is no reason for silence.
VICTOR HUGOIf the soul is left in darkness sins will be committed. The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but he who causes the darkness
VICTOR HUGOThere is something more terrible than a hell of suffering – a hell of boredom.
VICTOR HUGOInitiative is doing the right thing without being told.
VICTOR HUGOIt is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live.
VICTOR HUGOHe never went out without a book under his arm, and he often came back with two.
VICTOR HUGOAdversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.
VICTOR HUGO