A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in – what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.
Victor Hugo
Nature And Serenity, Dreams And Reflection, Personal Peace, Simple Pleasures, Garden And Universe, Tranquility And Beauty
Victor Hugo’s Quotes On Topics
Unstoppable Time | Political Oppression | Dreams | Mental Clarity | Creative Insight | Reflective Commentary | Ignorance | Sublime Grotesque | Foreign | Rare Beauty | Suffering Heights | Lack Life | Dangerous Adaptations | Grief Radiance | Women's Virtues | Diamond Woman | Life Lessons | Meditation | Emotional Fulfillment | Self-expression | More
More Victor Hugo Quotes
“What makes night within us may leave stars.” Victor Hugo
Inner Darkness, Stars Of Hope, Light Within, Emotional Depth, Night's Beauty, Personal Growth
Victor Hugo Inner Darkness, Stars Of Hope, Light Within, Emotional Depth, Night's Beauty, Personal Growth“There are no rules, no models; rather, there are no rules other than the general laws of Nature.” Victor Hugo
Nature Rules, Model Freedom, Nature, Rules, Freedom, Laws
Victor Hugo Nature Rules, Model Freedom, Nature, Rules, Freedom, Laws“Each man should frame life so that at some future hour fact and his dreaming meet.” Victor Hugo
Dream Fact, Life Fulfillment, Dream, Fact, Fulfillment, Life
Victor Hugo Dream Fact, Life Fulfillment, Dream, Fact, Fulfillment, Life“The truth of an upright man must be accepted on his own terms. Moreover, since natures vary, we must agree that all the beauties of human excellence may be fostered by faiths that we do not share.” Victor Hugo
Moral Integrity, Truth And Honor, Individual Beliefs, Respect For Diversity, Faith And Excellence, Virtue
Victor Hugo Moral Integrity, Truth And Honor, Individual Beliefs, Respect For Diversity, Faith And Excellence, Virtue“The man is placed where the Earth ends, the woman, where the heaven starts.” Victor Hugo
Gender And Balance, Earth And Heaven, Human Roles, Duality, Spiritual Connections, Man And Woman
Victor Hugo Gender And Balance, Earth And Heaven, Human Roles, Duality, Spiritual Connections, Man And Woman“God made only water, but man made wine.” Victor Hugo
Water Wine, Divine Creation, God, Man, Water, Wine
Victor Hugo Water Wine, Divine Creation, God, Man, Water, Wine“As with stomachs, we should pity minds that do not eat.” Victor Hugo
Mind Hunger, Intellectual Nourishment, Mind, Hunger, Intellectual, Nourishment
Victor Hugo Mind Hunger, Intellectual Nourishment, Mind, Hunger, Intellectual, Nourishment“There are many tongues to talk, and but few heads to think.” Victor Hugo
Wisdom Of Speech, Rarity Of Thinking, Communication And Thought, Value Of Intelligence, Reflective Insights, Critical Thinking
Victor Hugo Wisdom Of Speech, Rarity Of Thinking, Communication And Thought, Value Of Intelligence, Reflective Insights, Critical Thinking“France is great because she is France.” Victor Hugo
French Greatness, National Identity, France, Greatness, Identity, Pride
Victor Hugo French Greatness, National Identity, France, Greatness, Identity, Pride“In the domain of art there is no light without heat.” Victor Hugo
Artistic Creation, Passion In Art, Light And Heat, Art’s Energy, Emotional Expression, Artistic Process
Victor Hugo Artistic Creation, Passion In Art, Light And Heat, Art’s Energy, Emotional Expression, Artistic Process“I will be Chateaubriand or nothing.” Victor Hugo
Ambition And Goals, Personal Identity, Determination And Success, Literary Legacy, Individual Choice, Self-definition
Victor Hugo Ambition And Goals, Personal Identity, Determination And Success, Literary Legacy, Individual Choice, Self-definition“Jesus wept; Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived the grace of present civilization.” Victor Hugo
Tear Smile, Divine Grace, Jesus, Grace, Civilization
Victor Hugo Tear Smile, Divine Grace, Jesus, Grace, Civilization“Desiring always to be in mourning, he clothed himself with night.” Victor Hugo
Grief And Sorrow, Personal Darkness, Emotional State, Mourning And Loss, Inner Turmoil, Human Suffering
Victor Hugo Grief And Sorrow, Personal Darkness, Emotional State, Mourning And Loss, Inner Turmoil, Human Suffering“It is man’s consolation that the future is to be a sunrise instead of a sunset.” Victor Hugo
Future Sunrise, Hopeful Tomorrow, Future, Sunrise, Hopeful, Tomorrow
Victor Hugo Future Sunrise, Hopeful Tomorrow, Future, Sunrise, Hopeful, Tomorrow“Freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent and logical minds must strive.” Victor Hugo
Art Freedom, Social Liberty, Freedom, Art, Society, Liberty
Victor Hugo Art Freedom, Social Liberty, Freedom, Art, Society, Liberty“The first symptom of true love in a man is timidity, in a young woman, boldness. This is surprising, and yet nothing is more simple. It is the two sexes tending to approach each other and assuming each the other’s qualities.” Victor Hugo
Love And Relationships, Gender Roles, Emotional Vulnerability, Timidity And Boldness, Human Nature, Romantic Attraction
Victor Hugo Love And Relationships, Gender Roles, Emotional Vulnerability, Timidity And Boldness, Human Nature, Romantic Attraction“Reason is intelligence taking exercise. Imagination is intelligence with an erection.” Victor Hugo
Reason Imagination, Intellectual Exercise, Intelligence, Imagination, Reason, Creativity
Victor Hugo Reason Imagination, Intellectual Exercise, Intelligence, Imagination, Reason, Creativity“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.” Victor Hugo
Silent Love, Distant Stars, Love, Distance, Silence, Stars
Victor Hugo Silent Love, Distant Stars, Love, Distance, Silence, Stars