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
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“It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.” Victor Hugo
Books And Wisdom, Knowledge And Healing, Comfort Through Reading, Life’s Struggles, Intellectual Solace, Personal Growth
Victor Hugo Books And Wisdom, Knowledge And Healing, Comfort Through Reading, Life’s Struggles, Intellectual Solace, Personal Growth“Nature has made a pebble and a female. The lapidary makes the diamond, and the lover makes the woman.” Victor Hugo
Diamond Woman, Nature Lover, Diamond, Woman, Nature, Lover
Victor Hugo Diamond Woman, Nature Lover, Diamond, Woman, Nature, Lover“God has made the cat to give man the pleasure of caressing the tiger.” Victor Hugo
Human Nature, Animal Companionship, Divine Design, Pleasure And Care, Love For Animals, Spiritual Symbolism
Victor Hugo Human Nature, Animal Companionship, Divine Design, Pleasure And Care, Love For Animals, Spiritual Symbolism“I was always a lover of soft-winged things.” Victor Hugo
Soft Wings, Gentle Beauty, Nature’s Grace, Love For Animals, Fragile Creatures, Delicate Moments
Victor Hugo Soft Wings, Gentle Beauty, Nature’s Grace, Love For Animals, Fragile Creatures, Delicate Moments“My childhood began, as everybody’s childhood begins, with prejudices. Man finds prejudices beside his cradle, puts them from him a little in the course of his career, and often, alas! takes to them again in his old age.” Victor Hugo
Childhood And Growth, Prejudices And Change, Personal Evolution, Social Awareness, Human Flaws, Life Reflection
Victor Hugo Childhood And Growth, Prejudices And Change, Personal Evolution, Social Awareness, Human Flaws, Life Reflection“Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.” Victor Hugo
Value Of Common Sense, Beyond Education, Natural Intelligence, Reflective Insights, Everyday Wisdom, Intuitive Understanding
Victor Hugo Value Of Common Sense, Beyond Education, Natural Intelligence, Reflective Insights, Everyday Wisdom, Intuitive Understanding“This is a leviathan I am about to ship out to sea...” Victor Hugo
Great Endeavors, Adventure And Risk, Uncharted Waters, Ambition, Journey Ahead, Exploration
Victor Hugo Great Endeavors, Adventure And Risk, Uncharted Waters, Ambition, Journey Ahead, Exploration“Her soul trembled on her lips like a drop of dew on a flower.” Victor Hugo
Emotional Depth, Soul And Expression, Personal Fragility, Sensitivity, Beauty In Life, Delicate Moments
Victor Hugo Emotional Depth, Soul And Expression, Personal Fragility, Sensitivity, Beauty In Life, Delicate Moments“Not being heard is no reason for silence.” Victor Hugo
Voice Silence, Speak Out, Stand Strong, Voice, Silence, Courage
Victor Hugo Voice Silence, Speak Out, Stand Strong, Voice, Silence, Courage“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“Humanity is identity. All men are made of the same clay. There is no difference, here below, at least, in predestination. The same shadow in front, the same flesh in the present, the same ashes afterwards. But ignorance, mingled with the human paste, blackens it.” Victor Hugo
Shared Humanity, Ignorance Consequences, Universal Equality, Shadows, Predestination, Divisions
Victor Hugo Shared Humanity, Ignorance Consequences, Universal Equality, Shadows, Predestination, Divisions“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“Paris is a sum total. Paris is the ceiling of the human race. All this prodigious city is an epitome of dead and living manners and customs. He who sees Paris, seems to see all history through with the sky and constellations in the intervals.” Victor Hugo
Paris And Culture, City’s History, Global Influence, Art And Architecture, Human Civilization, Urban Wonders
Victor Hugo Paris And Culture, City’s History, Global Influence, Art And Architecture, Human Civilization, Urban Wonders“The guillotine is the ultimate expression of Law, and its name is vengeance; it is not neutral, nor does it allow us to remain neutral.” Victor Hugo
Justice And Vengeance, Legal Systems, Execution And Punishment, Power Of Law, Violence And Morality, Human Consequences
Victor Hugo Justice And Vengeance, Legal Systems, Execution And Punishment, Power Of Law, Violence And Morality, Human Consequences“I represent a party which does not yet exist: the party Revolution-Civilization. This party will make the twentieth century. There will issue from it first the United States of Europe, then the United States of the World.” Victor Hugo
Political Vision, Global Unity, Revolution And Progress, 20th Century Ideals, Civilization And Change, Future Movements
Victor Hugo Political Vision, Global Unity, Revolution And Progress, 20th Century Ideals, Civilization And Change, Future Movements“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 straight line, a respectable optical illusion which ruins many a man.” Victor Hugo
Perception And Reality, Life’s Paths, Illusions In Life, Straightforwardness, Human Struggle, Personal Development
Victor Hugo Perception And Reality, Life’s Paths, Illusions In Life, Straightforwardness, Human Struggle, Personal Development“The learned man knows that he is ignorant.” Victor Hugo
Learned Ignorance, Wisdom Awareness, Learned, Ignorance, Wisdom, Awareness
Victor Hugo Learned Ignorance, Wisdom Awareness, Learned, Ignorance, Wisdom, Awareness