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
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More Victor Hugo Quotes
“Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.” Victor Hugo
Civil Peace, War Crime, Peace, Civilization, War, Crime
Victor Hugo Civil Peace, War Crime, Peace, Civilization, War, Crime“The left-handed are precious; they take places which are inconvenient for the rest.” Victor Hugo
Left-Handed Value, Unconventional Strength, Left-Handed, Value, Strength, Unconventional
Victor Hugo Left-Handed Value, Unconventional Strength, Left-Handed, Value, Strength, Unconventional“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 delight we inspire in others has this enchanting peculiarity that, far from being diminished like every other reflection, it returns to us more radiant than ever.” Victor Hugo
Inspired Delight, Radiant Return, Delight, Inspiration, Return, Radiant
Victor Hugo Inspired Delight, Radiant Return, Delight, Inspiration, Return, Radiant“Scepticism, that dry caries of the intelligence.” Victor Hugo
Doubt's Decay, Intelligence Damage, Skepticism Dangers, Criticism, Mind, Erosion
Victor Hugo Doubt's Decay, Intelligence Damage, Skepticism Dangers, Criticism, Mind, Erosion“Homo homini monstrum.” Victor Hugo
Human Nature, Cruelty And Violence, Moral Reflection, Human Condition, Personal Struggle, Society And Self
Victor Hugo Human Nature, Cruelty And Violence, Moral Reflection, Human Condition, Personal Struggle, Society And Self“Without vanity, without coquetry, without curiosity, in a word, without the fall, woman would not be woman. Much of her grace is in her frailty.” Victor Hugo
Feminine Frailty, Woman Grace, Woman, Frailty, Grace, Feminine
Victor Hugo Feminine Frailty, Woman Grace, Woman, Frailty, Grace, Feminine“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.” Victor Hugo
Courage And Patience, Life’s Sorrows, Emotional Strength, Personal Resilience, Peace Of Mind, Daily Struggle
Victor Hugo Courage And Patience, Life’s Sorrows, Emotional Strength, Personal Resilience, Peace Of Mind, Daily Struggle“Greater than the tread of mighty armies is an idea whose time has come.” Victor Hugo
Ideas And Power, Change And Revolution, Political Influence, Time And Destiny, Social Progress, Historical Moments
Victor Hugo Ideas And Power, Change And Revolution, Political Influence, Time And Destiny, Social Progress, Historical Moments“The world is the expanding Greece and Greece is the shrinking world.” Victor Hugo
World History, Greek Influence, Civilization And Change, Cultural Legacy, Expansion And Contraction, Global Perspective
Victor Hugo World History, Greek Influence, Civilization And Change, Cultural Legacy, Expansion And Contraction, Global Perspective“Something new was entering his soul. Jean Valjean had never loved anything... But, as he was fifty-five and Cosette was only eight, all the love he might have felt through his whole life melted into a sort of ineffable glow. This was the second white vision he had met. The bishop had caused the dawn of virtue on his horizon; Cosette had invoked the dawn of love.” Victor Hugo
Jean Valjean, Love And Virtue, Emotional Awakening, Fatherly Love, Dawn Of Change, Cosette
Victor Hugo Jean Valjean, Love And Virtue, Emotional Awakening, Fatherly Love, Dawn Of Change, Cosette“Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.” Victor Hugo
Bitter Words, Weak Cause, Words, Cause, Strong, Bitter
Victor Hugo Bitter Words, Weak Cause, Words, Cause, Strong, Bitter“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“At the moment when her eyes closed, when all feeling vanished in her, she thought that she felt a touch of fire imprinted on her lips, a kiss more burning than the red-hot iron of the executioner.” Victor Hugo
Passionate Love, Intense Emotions, Lasting Impressions, Destructive Power, Unforgettable Kiss, Fire
Victor Hugo Passionate Love, Intense Emotions, Lasting Impressions, Destructive Power, Unforgettable Kiss, Fire“There are no weeds, and no worthless men. There are only bad farmers.” Victor Hugo
Human Potential, Social Responsibility, Personal Growth, Negative Labels, Equality And Opportunity, Growth And Cultivation
Victor Hugo Human Potential, Social Responsibility, Personal Growth, Negative Labels, Equality And Opportunity, Growth And Cultivation“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“A noble soul and real poetic talent are almost always inseparable.” Victor Hugo
Poetic Soul, Noble Heart, Artistic Talent, Spiritual Creativity, Inner Greatness, Inspiration
Victor Hugo Poetic Soul, Noble Heart, Artistic Talent, Spiritual Creativity, Inner Greatness, Inspiration“Communism and agrarian law think that they solve the second problem. They are mistaken. Their division kills production. Equal partition abolishes emulation; and consequently labor. It is a partition made by the butcher, which kills that which it divides. It is therefore impossible to pause over these pretended solutions. Slaying wealth is not the same thing as dividing it.” Victor Hugo
Communism Error, Production Death, Communism, Division, Production, Wealth
Victor Hugo Communism Error, Production Death, Communism, Division, Production, Wealth