Never, even among animals, does the creature born to be a dove change into an osprey. That is only seen among men.
Victor Hugo
Human Nature, Inner Identity, Transformation, Nature And Instinct, Change And Consistency, Animal Symbolism
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Moral Law | Artistic Responsibility | Foolish Love | Shared Humanity | Rooted Love | Democratic Actions | Everyday Courage | Death And Justice | Dream Fact | Fancy | Life Realities | Deceptive Appearances | Progress And Violence | Moral Dilemmas | 20th Century Ideals | Historic Buildings | Thoughts | Hatred And Peace | Spiritual Journey | Appearances | More
More Victor Hugo Quotes
“Great buildings, like great mountains, are the work of centuries.” Victor Hugo
Historic Buildings, Mountain Strength, Buildings, Mountains, Centuries, Strength
Victor Hugo Historic Buildings, Mountain Strength, Buildings, Mountains, Centuries, Strength“Progress is the stride of God.” Victor Hugo
God Progress, Divine Stride, Progress, Stride, Divine, God
Victor Hugo God Progress, Divine Stride, Progress, Stride, Divine, God“Don’t educate your children to be rich. Educate them to be happy, so they know the value of things, not the price.” Victor Hugo
Parenting Wisdom, Happiness Over Wealth, Life Values, Education, True Fulfillment, Financial Wisdom
Victor Hugo Parenting Wisdom, Happiness Over Wealth, Life Values, Education, True Fulfillment, Financial Wisdom“Loving is almost a substitute for thinking. Love is a burning forgetfulness of all other things. How shall we ask passion to be logical?” Victor Hugo
Power Of Love, Illogical Passion, Emotional Burn, Reflective Thoughts, Love Over Logic, Forgetting Through Love
Victor Hugo Power Of Love, Illogical Passion, Emotional Burn, Reflective Thoughts, Love Over Logic, Forgetting Through Love“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“Tobacco is the plant that converts thoughts into dreams.” Victor Hugo
Tobacco And Thought, Dreams And Imagination, Mind And Body, Substance And Creativity, Introspection, Smoking
Victor Hugo Tobacco And Thought, Dreams And Imagination, Mind And Body, Substance And Creativity, Introspection, Smoking“Inanimate objects sometimes appear endowed with a strange power of sight. A statue notices, a tower watches, the face of an edifice contemplates.” Victor Hugo
Object Symbolism, Spiritual Vision, Inanimate Power, Perception And Reality, Mystery And Wonder, Architecture
Victor Hugo Object Symbolism, Spiritual Vision, Inanimate Power, Perception And Reality, Mystery And Wonder, Architecture“People do not lack strength; they lack will.” Victor Hugo
Strength Will, Determination Absence, Strength, Will, Lack, Determination
Victor Hugo Strength Will, Determination Absence, Strength, Will, Lack, Determination“When grace is joined with wrinkles, it is adorable. There is an unspeakable dawn in happy old age.” Victor Hugo
Grace Wrinkles, Happy Aging, Grace, Wrinkles, Aging, Happiness
Victor Hugo Grace Wrinkles, Happy Aging, Grace, Wrinkles, Aging, Happiness“Great perils have this beauty, that they bring to light the fraternity of strangers.” Victor Hugo
Peril Beauty, Strangers Fraternity, Perils, Beauty, Fraternity, Strangers
Victor Hugo Peril Beauty, Strangers Fraternity, Perils, Beauty, Fraternity, Strangers“To be perfectly happy it does not suffice to possess happiness, it is necessary to have deserved it.” Victor Hugo
Deserved Happiness, Personal Fulfillment, True Happiness, Life’s Meaning, Moral Worth, Contentment
Victor Hugo Deserved Happiness, Personal Fulfillment, True Happiness, Life’s Meaning, Moral Worth, Contentment“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“For there are many great deeds done in the small struggles of life.” Victor Hugo
Small Struggles, Everyday Heroism, Personal Growth, Life’s Challenges, Overcoming Obstacles, Inner Strength
Victor Hugo Small Struggles, Everyday Heroism, Personal Growth, Life’s Challenges, Overcoming Obstacles, Inner Strength“There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come.” Victor Hugo
Powerful Idea, Time Influence, Idea Power, Idea, Time, Power
Victor Hugo Powerful Idea, Time Influence, Idea Power, Idea, Time, Power“She had had sweet dreams, which possibly arose from the fact that her little bed was very white.” Victor Hugo
Dreams And Innocence, Childlike Peace, Simple Pleasures, Restful Sleep, Pure Imagination, Comfort And Security
Victor Hugo Dreams And Innocence, Childlike Peace, Simple Pleasures, Restful Sleep, Pure Imagination, Comfort And Security“I’m religiously opposed to religion.” Victor Hugo
Religious Opposition, Personal Belief, Faith And Skepticism, Spirituality, Individualism, Religion And Philosophy
Victor Hugo Religious Opposition, Personal Belief, Faith And Skepticism, Spirituality, Individualism, Religion And Philosophy“To lie a little is not possible: he who lies, lies the whole lie.” Victor Hugo
Complete Deceit, Honesty Integrity, Truth's Value, Lies, Trust, Morality
Victor Hugo Complete Deceit, Honesty Integrity, Truth's Value, Lies, Trust, Morality“He who opens a school door, closes a prison.” Victor Hugo
Education Power, Freedom Through Learning, Knowledge And Reform, Enlightened Society, Breaking Chains, Schools
Victor Hugo Education Power, Freedom Through Learning, Knowledge And Reform, Enlightened Society, Breaking Chains, Schools“I am a soul. I know well that what I shall render up to the grave is not myself. That which is myself will go elsewhere. Earth, thou art not my abyss!” Victor Hugo
Spiritual Awareness, Soul's Journey, Inner Peace, Grave, Transcendence, Eternity
Victor Hugo Spiritual Awareness, Soul's Journey, Inner Peace, Grave, Transcendence, Eternity“He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.” Victor Hugo
Loss And Sorrow, Personal Sacrifice, Love And Grief, Fate And Tragedy, Emotional Turmoil, Life’s Injustices
Victor Hugo Loss And Sorrow, Personal Sacrifice, Love And Grief, Fate And Tragedy, Emotional Turmoil, Life’s Injustices