Victor Hugo
Birthday: 26 February 1802, Besançon, Doubs, France
Birth Name: Victor Marie Hugo
Height: 178 cm
Although Hugo was fascinated by poems from childhood on, he spent some time on the polytechnic university of Paris until he dedicated all his work to literature. He was one of the few authors who were ...Show More
Where the telescope ends, the microscope begins. Which of the two has the grander view?
Where the telescope ends, the microscope begins. Which of the two has the grander view?
To die is nothing. Not to live is frightful.
To die is nothing. Not to live is frightful.
The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.
The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.
The Devil may visit us, but God lives here.
The Devil may visit us, but God lives here.
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.
Popularity? It is glory's small change.
Popularity? It is glory's small change.
A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.
A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.
Not being heard is no reason for silence.
Not being heard is no reason for silence.
Certain thoughts are prayers. They are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul Show more
Certain thoughts are prayers. They are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees. Hide
Nothing awakens a reminiscence like an odor.
Nothing awakens a reminiscence like an odor.
[on bravery] Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when yo Show more
[on bravery] Have 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. Hide
The Paradise of the Rich is made from the Hell of the Poor.
The Paradise of the Rich is made from the Hell of the Poor.
Common sense is in spite of, not because of, Education.
Common sense is in spite of, not because of, Education.
A writer is a World trapped inside a person.
A writer is a World trapped inside a person.
Music is noise that thinks.
Music is noise that thinks.
The left-handed are precious; they take places which are inconvenient for the rest.
The left-handed are precious; they take places which are inconvenient for the rest.
To rescue from oblivion even a fragment of a language which men have used and which is in danger of Show more
To rescue from oblivion even a fragment of a language which men have used and which is in danger of being lost--that is to say, one of the elements, whether good or bad, which have shaped and complicated civilization--is to extend the scope of social observation and to serve civilization. Hide
Man lives by affirmation even more than he does by bread.
Man lives by affirmation even more than he does by bread.
[on the future] There is nothing like a dream to create the future.
[on the future] There is nothing like a dream to create the future.
Music expresses that which can not be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
Music expresses that which can not be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
Imagination is intelligence with an erection.
Imagination is intelligence with an erection.
Caution is the eldest child of wisdom.
Caution is the eldest child of wisdom.
Men become accustomed to poison by degrees.
Men become accustomed to poison by degrees.
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