Go out in the world and work like money doesn’t matter, sing as if no one is listening, love as if you have never been hurt, and dance as if no one is watching.
VICTOR HUGOHe never went out without a book under his arm, and he often came back with two.
More Victor Hugo Quotes
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He never went out without a book under his arm, and he often came back with two.
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A smile is the same as sunshine; it banishes winter from the human countenance.
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The future has several names. For the weak, it is impossible; for the fainthearted, it is unknown; but for the valiant, it is ideal.
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The pupil dilates in darkness and in the end finds light, just as the soul dilates in misfortune and in the end finds God.
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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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Melancholy is the happiness of being sad.
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Intelligence is the wife, imagination is the mistress, memory is the servant.
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Not seeing people permits us to imagine them with every perfection.
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We pardon to the extent that we love.
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Not being heard is no reason for silence.
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You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.
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You ask me what forces me to speak? a strange thing; my conscience.
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A criminal remains a criminal whether he uses a convict’s suit or a monarch’s crown.
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Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.
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If you wish to understand what Revolution is, call it Progress; and if you wish to understand what Progress is, call it Tomorrow.
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When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes.
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Let us study things that are no more. It is necessary to understand them, if only to avoid them.
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If you are stone, be magnetic; if a plant, be sensitive; but if you are human be love.
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Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.
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Life’s great happiness is to be convinced we are loved.
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Reason is intelligence taking exercise. Imagination is intelligence with an erection.
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Wisdom is the health of the soul.
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No army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come.
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Toleration is the best religion.
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Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.
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To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.
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