The pupil dilates in darkness and in the end finds light, just as the soul dilates in misfortune and in the end finds God.
VICTOR HUGOHe who is not capable of enduring poverty is not capable of being free.
More Victor Hugo Quotes
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He was fond of books, for they are cool and sure friends.
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Conscience is God present in man.
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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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If 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
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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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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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Love is life, if it is not death.
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Knowledge is a weight added to conscience.
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You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.
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Let us fear ourselves. Prejudices are the real robbers; vices are the real murderers. The great dangers lie within ourselves.
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He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
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The wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.
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Not being heard is no reason for silence.
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Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.
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An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.
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