Sublime upon sublime scarcely presents a contrast, and we need a little rest from everything, even the beautiful.
Victor Hugo
Beauty's Exhaustion, Sublime Contrast, Needed Rest, Aesthetics, Break, Overwhelm
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More Victor Hugo Quotes
“To pay compliments to the one we love is the first method of caressing, a demi-audacity venturing. A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.” Victor Hugo
Love And Affection, Compliments And Respect, Expression Of Love, Emotional Connection, Relationships And Intimacy, Verbal Praise
Victor Hugo Love And Affection, Compliments And Respect, Expression Of Love, Emotional Connection, Relationships And Intimacy, Verbal Praise“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“Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men.” Victor Hugo
Life's Stages, Childlike Joy, Elderly Struggles, Happiness And Purpose, Aging And Contentment, Time
Victor Hugo Life's Stages, Childlike Joy, Elderly Struggles, Happiness And Purpose, Aging And Contentment, Time“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“Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.” Victor Hugo
Amnesty Mercy, Forgiveness Gift, Amnesty, Mercy, Forgiveness, Gift
Victor Hugo Amnesty Mercy, Forgiveness Gift, Amnesty, Mercy, Forgiveness, Gift“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“A stout heart may be ruined in fortune but not in spirit.” Victor Hugo
Courage And Resilience, Inner Strength, Life’s Challenges, Personal Growth, Hope And Spirit, Endurance
Victor Hugo Courage And Resilience, Inner Strength, Life’s Challenges, Personal Growth, Hope And Spirit, Endurance“Humanity is identity. All men are the same clay. No difference, here below at least, in predestination. The same darkness before, the same flesh during, the same ashes after life. But ignorance, mixed with the human composition, blackens it. This incurable ignorance possesses the heart of man, and there becomes evil.” Victor Hugo
Humanity Ignorance, Identity Evil, Man Darkness, Humanity, Evil, Ignorance
Victor Hugo Humanity Ignorance, Identity Evil, Man Darkness, Humanity, Evil, Ignorance“But alas, if I have not maintained my victory, it is God’s fault for not making man and the devil of equal strength.” Victor Hugo
Victory And Defeat, Divine Responsibility, Human Weakness, Struggle Between Good And Evil, Faith In Power, Personal Blame
Victor Hugo Victory And Defeat, Divine Responsibility, Human Weakness, Struggle Between Good And Evil, Faith In Power, Personal Blame“Architecture has recorded the great ideas of the human race. Not only every religious symbol, but every human thought has its page in that vast book.” Victor Hugo
Architectural Ideas, Human Symbolism, Architecture, Ideas, Symbolism, Thought
Victor Hugo Architectural Ideas, Human Symbolism, Architecture, Ideas, Symbolism, Thought“Nobody loves the light like the blind man.” Victor Hugo
Perception And Love, Blindness And Insight, Light And Darkness, Love's Power, Human Spirit, Light
Victor Hugo Perception And Love, Blindness And Insight, Light And Darkness, Love's Power, Human Spirit, Light“One sees qualities at a distance and defects at close range.” Victor Hugo
Qualities Distance, Defects Close, Closer Insight, Qualities, Defects, Insight
Victor Hugo Qualities Distance, Defects Close, Closer Insight, Qualities, Defects, Insight“Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time.” Victor Hugo
Time's Value, Life's Brevity, Avoiding Waste, Precious Moments, Careful Living, Time
Victor Hugo Time's Value, Life's Brevity, Avoiding Waste, Precious Moments, Careful Living, Time“Love is like a tree: it grows by itself, roots itself deeply in our being and continues to flourish over a heart in ruin. The inexplicable fact is that the blinder it is, the more tenacious it is. It is never stronger than when it is completely unreasonable.” Victor Hugo
Unconditional Love, Unseen Growth, Emotional Strength, Rooted Affection, Heart's Resilience, Blind Love
Victor Hugo Unconditional Love, Unseen Growth, Emotional Strength, Rooted Affection, Heart's Resilience, Blind Love“The ox suffers, the cart complains.” Victor Hugo
Silent Suffering, Burden And Struggle, Ox And Cart, Hard Labor, Work And Woe, Endurance
Victor Hugo Silent Suffering, Burden And Struggle, Ox And Cart, Hard Labor, Work And Woe, Endurance“There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come.” Victor Hugo
Powerful Idea, Global Change, Idea, Strong, Armies, Change
Victor Hugo Powerful Idea, Global Change, Idea, Strong, Armies, Change“Press on! A better fate awaits thee.” Victor Hugo
Better Fate, Perseverance Drive, Fate, Perseverance, Drive, Future
Victor Hugo Better Fate, Perseverance Drive, Fate, Perseverance, Drive, Future“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“The greatest products of architecture are less the works of individuals than of society; rather the offspring of a nation’s effort, than the inspired flash of a man of genius...” Victor Hugo
Architecture And Society, Collective Effort, Cultural Achievement, Human Creativity, National Identity, Design And Legacy
Victor Hugo Architecture And Society, Collective Effort, Cultural Achievement, Human Creativity, National Identity, Design And Legacy