Great grief is a divine and terrible radiance which transfigures the wretched.
Victor Hugo
Grief Radiance, Divine Sorrow, Wretched Transformation, Grief, Sorrow, Transformation
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More Victor Hugo Quotes
“Sleep comes more easily than it returns.” Victor Hugo
Sleep Return, Sleep Ease, Restful Sleep, Sleep, Rest, Ease
Victor Hugo Sleep Return, Sleep Ease, Restful Sleep, Sleep, Rest, Ease“Blessed be Providence which has given to each his toy: the doll to the child, the child to the woman, the woman to the man, the man to the devil!” Victor Hugo
Fate And Providence, Human Nature, Divine Design, Gender Roles, Life's Irony, Relationships
Victor Hugo Fate And Providence, Human Nature, Divine Design, Gender Roles, Life's Irony, Relationships“You preserve your shame but you kill your glory.” Victor Hugo
Shame Glory, Lost Pride, Shame, Glory, Pride, Lost
Victor Hugo Shame Glory, Lost Pride, Shame, Glory, Pride, Lost“Indigestion is charged by God with enforcing morality on the stomach.” Victor Hugo
Morality And Health, Divine Purpose, Human Nature, Digestive Issues, Spiritual Reflection, Satire
Victor Hugo Morality And Health, Divine Purpose, Human Nature, Digestive Issues, Spiritual Reflection, Satire“Is it not a thing divine to have a smile which, none know how, has the power to lighten the weight of that enormous chain which all the living in common drag behind them?” Victor Hugo
Healing Smile, Shared Burdens, Divine Joy, Compassion, Lightness, Strength
Victor Hugo Healing Smile, Shared Burdens, Divine Joy, Compassion, Lightness, Strength“The wise man is he who knows when and how to stop.” Victor Hugo
Wisdom And Patience, Life Decisions, Knowing Limits, Personal Growth, Self-Control, Thoughtful Action
Victor Hugo Wisdom And Patience, Life Decisions, Knowing Limits, Personal Growth, Self-Control, Thoughtful Action“Let the one fight for his flag, and the other for his ideal, and let them both imagine that they are fighting for the country; the strife will be colossal.” Victor Hugo
Nationalism And Ideals, Political Strife, Patriotism, War And Conflict, Ideological Battle, Social Division
Victor Hugo Nationalism And Ideals, Political Strife, Patriotism, War And Conflict, Ideological Battle, Social Division“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“She might have melted a heart of stone, but nothing can melt a heart of wood.” Victor Hugo
Heart Melting, Emotional Block, Heart, Melting, Block, Emotional
Victor Hugo Heart Melting, Emotional Block, Heart, Melting, Block, Emotional“In love, such a word, whispered, is a mysterious kiss of the soul to the soul.” Victor Hugo
Love And Intimacy, Soul Connection, Emotional Bond, Romantic Love, Spiritual Affection, Whispered Words
Victor Hugo Love And Intimacy, Soul Connection, Emotional Bond, Romantic Love, Spiritual Affection, Whispered Words“Style is the substance of the subject called unceasingly to the surface.” Victor Hugo
Substance Style, Surface Subject, Style, Substance, Surface, Subject
Victor Hugo Substance Style, Surface Subject, Style, Substance, Surface, Subject“When the heart is dry the eye is dry.” Victor Hugo
Heart Dryness, Emotional Numbness, Heart, Dry, Numbness, Eye
Victor Hugo Heart Dryness, Emotional Numbness, Heart, Dry, Numbness, Eye“To love, or to have loved, – this suffices. Demand nothing more. There is no other pearl to be found in the shadowy folds of life. To love is a fulfilment.” Victor Hugo
Love And Fulfillment, Life’s Purpose, Human Connection, True Love, Emotional Depth, Romantic Reflection
Victor Hugo Love And Fulfillment, Life’s Purpose, Human Connection, True Love, Emotional Depth, Romantic Reflection“The sadness which reigned everywhere was but an excuse for unfailing kindness.” Victor Hugo
Sadness Kindness, Emotional Balance, Sadness, Kindness, Emotions, Compassion
Victor Hugo Sadness Kindness, Emotional Balance, Sadness, Kindness, Emotions, Compassion“Let us study things that are no more. It is necessary to understand them, if only to avoid them.” Victor Hugo
Past Study, Avoiding Mistakes, Past, Study, Mistakes, Avoiding
Victor Hugo Past Study, Avoiding Mistakes, Past, Study, Mistakes, Avoiding“Human society, the world, and the whole of mankind is to be found in the alphabet.” Victor Hugo
Alphabet Mankind, Society Reflection, Alphabet, Mankind, Society, Language
Victor Hugo Alphabet Mankind, Society Reflection, Alphabet, Mankind, Society, Language“And must I now begin to doubt – who never doubted all these years? My heart is stone, and still it trembles. The world I have known is lost in the shadows. Is he from heaven or from hell? And does he know, that granting me my life today, this man has killed me, even so. – Javert.” Victor Hugo
Doubt Shadows, Heaven Hell, Doubt, Shadows, Heaven, Hell
Victor Hugo Doubt Shadows, Heaven Hell, Doubt, Shadows, Heaven, Hell“Thought is the work of the intellect, reverie is its self-indulgence. To substitute day-dreaming for thought is to confuse a poison with a source of nourishment.” Victor Hugo
Intellect Work, Reverie Poison, Intellect, Reverie, Poison, Nourishment
Victor Hugo Intellect Work, Reverie Poison, Intellect, Reverie, Poison, Nourishment“Is there not in every human soul a primitive spark, a divine element, incorruptible in this world and immortal in the next, which can be developed by goodness, kindled, lit up, and made to radiate, and which evil can never entirely extinguish?” Victor Hugo
Soul Spark, Divine Immortality, Soul, Spark, Immortal, Divine
Victor Hugo Soul Spark, Divine Immortality, Soul, Spark, Immortal, Divine