My fellow, you strike me at present as being situated in the moon, kingdom of dream, province of illusion, capital: Soap-Bubble.
Victor Hugo
Moon Illusion, Dream Bubble, Moon, Illusion, Dream, Bubble
Victor Hugo’s Quotes On Topics
Wordless Emotion | Feminine Insight | Changing Perspectives | Mental Labor | Conscience Voice | Perception | Vertigo | Human Compassion | Courage And Initiative | End Of Life | Parental | Greatness | Forgetting | Credulous | Vanity | Book Love | Poverty God | Philosophy's Elevation | Responsibility And Guilt | Universal Joy | More
More Victor Hugo Quotes
“My misfortune is that I still resemble a man too much. I should liked to be wholly a beast like that goat. – Quasimodo.” Victor Hugo
Self-perception, Human Nature, Identity And Self, Personal Flaws, Transformation, Internal Conflict
Victor Hugo Self-perception, Human Nature, Identity And Self, Personal Flaws, Transformation, Internal Conflict“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“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.” Victor Hugo
Laughter Sun, Winter Warmth, Laughter, Sun, Winter, Warmth
Victor Hugo Laughter Sun, Winter Warmth, Laughter, Sun, Winter, Warmth“They say love is blindness of heart; I say not to love is blindness.” Victor Hugo
Love Blindness, Heart Insight, Love, Blindness, Heart, Insight
Victor Hugo Love Blindness, Heart Insight, Love, Blindness, Heart, Insight“Anger may be foolish and absurd, and one may be wrongly irritated, but a man never feels outraged unless in some respect he is fundamentally right.” Victor Hugo
Outrage's Root, Justified Anger, Irritation Cause, Emotion, Wisdom, Truth
Victor Hugo Outrage's Root, Justified Anger, Irritation Cause, Emotion, Wisdom, Truth“Notre-Dame de Paris is, in particular, a curious specimen of this variety. Each face, each stone of the venerable monument, is a page not only of the history of the country, but of the history of science and art as well.” Victor Hugo
Notre-Dame, Historical Art, Notre-Dame, Art, History, Monument
Victor Hugo Notre-Dame, Historical Art, Notre-Dame, Art, History, Monument“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“Machiavelli is not an evil genius, nor a demon, nor a miserable and cowardly writer; he is nothing but the fact. And he is not only the Italian fact; he is the European fact, the fact of the sixteenth century. He seems hideous, and so he is, in the presence of the moral idea of the nineteenth.” Victor Hugo
Machiavelli Analysis, Historical Reflection, Genius Or Fact, Philosophical Dissection, European History, Intellectual Debate
Victor Hugo Machiavelli Analysis, Historical Reflection, Genius Or Fact, Philosophical Dissection, European History, Intellectual Debate“Well, for us, in history where goodness is a rare pearl, he who was good almost takes precedence over he who was great.” Victor Hugo
Goodness Greatness, Rare Pearl, Goodness, Greatness, Pearl, Rare
Victor Hugo Goodness Greatness, Rare Pearl, Goodness, Greatness, Pearl, Rare“Idleness is the heaviest of all oppressions.” Victor Hugo
Idle Oppression, Productivity Loss, Idleness, Oppression, Productivity, Loss
Victor Hugo Idle Oppression, Productivity Loss, Idleness, Oppression, Productivity, Loss“Another story must begin!” Victor Hugo
New Beginnings, Storytelling, Life’s Continuity, Transformation, Fresh Starts, Narrative Evolution
Victor Hugo New Beginnings, Storytelling, Life’s Continuity, Transformation, Fresh Starts, Narrative Evolution“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“There is nothing like a dream to create the future.” Victor Hugo
Power Of Dreams, Future Creation, Inspirational Vision, Dreaming Big, Positive Outlook, Building Tomorrow
Victor Hugo Power Of Dreams, Future Creation, Inspirational Vision, Dreaming Big, Positive Outlook, Building Tomorrow“It is often necessary to know how to obey a woman in order sometimes to have the right to command her.” Victor Hugo
Gender Dynamics, Obedience And Authority, Power And Relationships, Female Strength, Authority Balance, Social Expectations
Victor Hugo Gender Dynamics, Obedience And Authority, Power And Relationships, Female Strength, Authority Balance, Social Expectations“Sorrow is a fruit. God does not make it grow on limbs too weak to bear it.” Victor Hugo
Sorrow Strength, Divine Growth, Sorrow, Strength, Divine, Growth
Victor Hugo Sorrow Strength, Divine Growth, Sorrow, Strength, Divine, Growth“Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery.” Victor Hugo
Courageous Women, Feminine Strength, Brave Curiosity, Exploring Minds, Women's Virtues, Bravery
Victor Hugo Courageous Women, Feminine Strength, Brave Curiosity, Exploring Minds, Women's Virtues, Bravery“To think is of itself to be useful; it is always and in all cases a striving toward God.” Victor Hugo
Thinking God, Mental Purpose, Thinking, God, Purpose, Striving
Victor Hugo Thinking God, Mental Purpose, Thinking, God, Purpose, Striving“The soul does not give itself up to despair until it has exhausted all illusions.” Victor Hugo
Despair And Truth, Soul And Emotions, Human Condition, Illusion And Reality, Personal Awakening, Mental Struggle
Victor Hugo Despair And Truth, Soul And Emotions, Human Condition, Illusion And Reality, Personal Awakening, Mental Struggle