Victor Hugo quotes

Victor Hugo was a renowned French writer, poet, and dramatist, acclaimed for his significant impact on world literature. His most famous works include "Les Misérables" and "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame." He remains a symbol of social justice, artistic inspiration, and resilience. Here are 541 of his quotes:

Our mind is enriched by what we receive, our heart by what we give. (Victor Hugo)
Laughter is sunshine, it chases winter from the human face. View quote
Victor Hugo
Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men. View quote
Victor Hugo
He who opens a school, closes a prison. View quote
Victor Hugo
A compliment is like a kiss through a veil. View quote
Victor Hugo
The supreme happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved. View quote
Victor Hugo
The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves. View quote
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There is nothing as exciting as an idea whose time has come. View quote
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One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of ideas. View quote
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Life is the flower for which love is the honey. View quote
Victor Hugo
Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots. (Victor Hugo)
Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age. View quote
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Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime. View quote
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Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education. View quote
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To love is to act. View quote
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Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. View quote
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To die is nothing; but it is terrible not to live. View quote
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I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses. View quote
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There are people who observe the rules of honor as one observes the stars, from a great distance. View quote
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Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters. View quote
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The first symptom of love in a young man is timidity; in a girl boldness. (Victor Hugo)
He, who every morning plans the transactions of the day, and follows that plan, carries a thread that will guide him through a labyrinth of the most busy life. View quote
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When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes. View quote
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People do not lack strength; they lack will. View quote
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To love another person is to see the face of God. Les Miserables. View quote
Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

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Occupation: French Novelist
Born: February 26, 1802
Died: May 22, 1885
Quotes count: 541
Wikipedia: Victor Hugo

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