Melancholy is the happiness of being sad.
VICTOR HUGOMelancholy is the happiness of being sad.
VICTOR HUGOCertain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.
VICTOR HUGOWinter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart.
VICTOR HUGOIf you wish to understand what Revolution is, call it Progress; and if you wish to understand what Progress is, call it Tomorrow.
VICTOR HUGOA criminal remains a criminal whether he uses a convict’s suit or a monarch’s crown.
VICTOR HUGOThe power of a glance has been so much abused in love stories, that it has come to be disbelieved in.
VICTOR HUGOThose who do not weep, do not see.
VICTOR HUGOBetween the government which does evil and the people who accept it – there is a certain shameful solidarity.
VICTOR HUGOIf you wish to understand what Revolution is, call it Progress; and if you wish to understand what Progress is, call it Tomorrow.
VICTOR HUGODon’t educate your children to be rich. Educate them to be happy, so they know the value of things, not the price.
VICTOR HUGOHave courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.
VICTOR HUGOKnowledge is a weight added to conscience.
VICTOR HUGOInspiration and genius – one and the same.
VICTOR HUGOTo put everything in balance is good, to put everything in harmony is better.
VICTOR HUGOChange your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.
VICTOR HUGOConscience is God present in man.
VICTOR HUGO