He was fond of books, for they are cool and sure friends.
VICTOR HUGOThe power of a glance has been so much abused in love stories, that it has come to be disbelieved in.
More Victor Hugo Quotes
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Wisdom is the health of the soul.
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Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.
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The soul helps the body, and at certain moments raises it. It is the only bird that sustains its cage.
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There is nothing like a dream to create the future.
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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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Love is never stronger than when it is completely unreasonable.
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Our mind is enriched by what we receive, our heart by what we give.
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Not being heard is no reason for silence.
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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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Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.
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He who is not capable of enduring poverty is not capable of being free.
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There is always more misery among the lower classes than there is humanity in the higher.
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During a wise man’s whole life, his destiny holds his philosophy in a state of siege.
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To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do.
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A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is visible labor and there is invisible labor.
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