By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour.
Victor Hugo
Clock Hands, Time Patience, Clock, Time, Patience, Hour
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More Victor Hugo Quotes
“There are many lovely women, but no perfect ones.” Victor Hugo
Lovely Women, Perfection Myth, Women, Lovely, Perfect, Myth
Victor Hugo Lovely Women, Perfection Myth, Women, Lovely, Perfect, Myth“All animals are to be found in men and each of theme exists in some man, sometimes several at the time.” Victor Hugo
Human Nature, Animal Traits, Complex Beings, Instincts, Reflection, Diversity
Victor Hugo Human Nature, Animal Traits, Complex Beings, Instincts, Reflection, Diversity“I’m not totally useless. I can be used as a bad example.” Victor Hugo
Self-Deprecation, Humor And Reflection, Personal Struggles, Life Lessons, Humility, Role Of Failure
Victor Hugo Self-Deprecation, Humor And Reflection, Personal Struggles, Life Lessons, Humility, Role Of Failure“In the animal world no creature born to be a dove turns into a scavenger. This happens only among men.” Victor Hugo
Animal Dove, Human Flaws, Animal, Dove, Scavenger, Human
Victor Hugo Animal Dove, Human Flaws, Animal, Dove, Scavenger, Human“A society that admits misery, a humanity that admits war, seem to me an inferior society and a debased humanity; it is a higher society and a more elevated humanity at which I am aiming - a society without kings, a humanity without barriers.” Victor Hugo
Elevated Society, Human Barriers, Society, Humanity, Barriers, Elevated
Victor Hugo Elevated Society, Human Barriers, Society, Humanity, Barriers, Elevated“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” Victor Hugo
Unspoken Music, Expressive Silence, Music, Silence, Expression, Emotion
Victor Hugo Unspoken Music, Expressive Silence, Music, Silence, Expression, Emotion“The aim of art is almost divine: to bring to life again if it is writing history, to create if it is writing poetry.” Victor Hugo
Divine Art, Creative Aim, Art, Divine, Aim, Creative
Victor Hugo Divine Art, Creative Aim, Art, Divine, Aim, Creative“The wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.” Victor Hugo
Envy Hate, Wicked Admiration, Envy, Hate, Admiration, Wicked
Victor Hugo Envy Hate, Wicked Admiration, Envy, Hate, Admiration, Wicked“If people did not love one another, I really don’t see what use there would be in having any spring.” Victor Hugo
Love's Value, Seasonal Joy, Connectedness, Spring, Affection, Purpose
Victor Hugo Love's Value, Seasonal Joy, Connectedness, Spring, Affection, Purpose“Symmetry is tedious, and tedium is the very basis of mourning. Despair yawns.” Victor Hugo
Symmetry And Imbalance, Grief And Mourning, Emotional Depth, Despair And Loss, Human Experience, Inner Reflection
Victor Hugo Symmetry And Imbalance, Grief And Mourning, Emotional Depth, Despair And Loss, Human Experience, Inner Reflection“A certain amount of tempest is always mingled with a battle. Quid obscurum, quid divinum. Each historian traces, to some extent, the particular feature which pleases him amid this pell-mell.” Victor Hugo
Battle Chaos, Historical Perspectives, Tempest Impact, War, Divinity, Interpretation
Victor Hugo Battle Chaos, Historical Perspectives, Tempest Impact, War, Divinity, Interpretation“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.” Victor Hugo
Expressive Music, Wordless Emotion, Music, Emotion, Silence, Words
Victor Hugo Expressive Music, Wordless Emotion, Music, Emotion, Silence, Words“There is suffering in the light; in excess it burns. Flame is hostile to the wing. To burn and yet to fly, this is the miracle of genius.” Victor Hugo
Suffering And Light, Excessive Passion, Genius And Sacrifice, Overcoming Adversity, Human Struggles, Creativity
Victor Hugo Suffering And Light, Excessive Passion, Genius And Sacrifice, Overcoming Adversity, Human Struggles, Creativity“Work is the law of life, and to reject it as boredom is to submit to it as torment.” Victor Hugo
Work Ethic, Life’s Purpose, Duty And Responsibility, Human Perseverance, Self-discipline, Personal Growth
Victor Hugo Work Ethic, Life’s Purpose, Duty And Responsibility, Human Perseverance, Self-discipline, Personal Growth“Love is the only future God offers.” Victor Hugo
Love Future, Divine Offer, Eternal Love, Love, Future, God
Victor Hugo Love Future, Divine Offer, Eternal Love, Love, Future, God“Diamonds are to be found only in the darkness of the earth, and truth in the darkness of the mind.” Victor Hugo
Truth And Discovery, Inner Knowledge, Hidden Treasures, Darkness And Light, Self-Reflection, Personal Insight
Victor Hugo Truth And Discovery, Inner Knowledge, Hidden Treasures, Darkness And Light, Self-Reflection, Personal Insight“To rise from error to truth is rare and beautiful.” Victor Hugo
Error Truth, Rare Beauty, Truth, Error, Rare, Beauty
Victor Hugo Error Truth, Rare Beauty, Truth, Error, Rare, Beauty“For true poetry, complete poetry, consists in the harmony of contraries. Hence, it is time to say aloud – and it is here above all that exceptions prove the rule – that everything that exists in nature exists in art.” Victor Hugo
Poetic Truths, Nature And Art, Contrasting Ideas, Creative Harmony, Poetry's Depth, Universal Art
Victor Hugo Poetic Truths, Nature And Art, Contrasting Ideas, Creative Harmony, Poetry's Depth, Universal Art