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Nothing makes a man so adventurous as an empty pocket. (Victor Hugo)
The pupil dilates in darkness and in the end finds light, just as the soul dilates in misfortune and in the end finds God. View quote
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Let us study things that are no more. It is necessary to understand them, if only to avoid them. View quote
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There shall be no slavery of the mind. View quote
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Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad. View quote
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I have been loving you a little more every minute since this morning. View quote
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Not seeing people permits one to attribute to them all possible perfections. View quote
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Marius and Cosette were in the dark in regard to each other. They did not speak, they did not bow, they were not acquainted; they saw each other; and, like the stars in the sky separated by millions of leagues, they lived by gazing upon each other. View quote
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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. View quote
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My friends, remember this, that there are no weeds, and no worthless men, there are only bad farmers. View quote
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Let us sacrifice one day to gain perhaps a whole life. (Victor Hugo)
Diamonds are to be found only in the darkness of the earth, and truth in the darkness of the mind. View quote
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He did not study God; he was dazzled by him. View quote
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And do you know Monsieur Marius? I believe I was a little in love with you. View quote
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God knows better than we do what we need. View quote
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The realities of life do not allow themselves to be forgotten. View quote
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This first glance of a soul which does not yet know itself is like dawn in the heavens; it is the awakening of something radiant and unknown. View quote
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What happened between those two beings? Nothing. They were adoring one another. View quote
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A man without a woman is like a pistol without a trigger; it is the woman who makes the man go off. View quote
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She loved with so much passion as she loved with ignorance. She did not know whether it were good or evil, beneficent or dangerous, necessary or accidental, eternal or transitory, permitted or prohibited: she loved. View quote
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One can no more keep the mind from returning to an idea than the sea from returning to a shore. For a sailor, this is called the tide; in the case of the guilty it is called remorse. God stirs up the soul as well as the ocean. (Victor Hugo)
Gavroche had fallen only to rise again; he sat up, a long stream of blood rolled down his face, he raised both arms in air, looked in the direction whence the shot came, and began to sing. View quote
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You are adorable, mademoiselle. I study your feet with the microscope and your soul with the telescope. View quote
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The earth is a great piece of stupidity. View quote
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It is a terrible thing to be happy! How pleased we are with it! How all-sufficient we think it! How, being in possession of the false aim of life, happiness, we forget the true aim, duty! View quote
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Victor Hugo

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Occupation: French Novelist
Born: February 26, 1802
Died: May 22, 1885
Quotes count: 542
Wikipedia: Victor Hugo

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