The need of the immaterial is the most deeply rooted of all needs. One must have bread; but before bread, one must have the ideal.
Victor Hugo
Basic Needs, Idealism First, Spiritual Hunger, Necessity, Immaterial, Aspirations
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“Great grief is a divine and terrible radiance which transfigures the wretched.” Victor Hugo
Grief Radiance, Divine Sorrow, Wretched Transformation, Grief, Sorrow, Transformation
Victor Hugo Grief Radiance, Divine Sorrow, Wretched Transformation, Grief, Sorrow, Transformation“Emotion is always new and the word has always served; therein lies the difficulty of expressing emotion.” Victor Hugo
Emotion Expression, Difficulty Emotions, New Words, Emotion, Expression, Difficulty
Victor Hugo Emotion Expression, Difficulty Emotions, New Words, Emotion, Expression, Difficulty“As with stomachs, we should pity minds that do not eat.” Victor Hugo
Mind Hunger, Intellectual Nourishment, Mind, Hunger, Intellectual, Nourishment
Victor Hugo Mind Hunger, Intellectual Nourishment, Mind, Hunger, Intellectual, Nourishment“God knows better than we do what we need.” Victor Hugo
Faith And Destiny, Spiritual Wisdom, Divine Guidance, Human Understanding, Knowledge And Truth, Life’s Purpose
Victor Hugo Faith And Destiny, Spiritual Wisdom, Divine Guidance, Human Understanding, Knowledge And Truth, Life’s Purpose“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“In joined hands there is still some token of hope, in the clinched fist none.” Victor Hugo
Symbolic Hope, Peaceful Unity, Hands And Fists, Joining Forces, Token Of Peace, Unity
Victor Hugo Symbolic Hope, Peaceful Unity, Hands And Fists, Joining Forces, Token Of Peace, Unity“Symmetry is tedious, and tedium is the very basis of mourning. Despair yawns.” Victor Hugo
Symmetry And Imbalance, Grief And Mourning, Emotional Depth, Despair And Loss, Human Experience, Inner Reflection
Victor Hugo Symmetry And Imbalance, Grief And Mourning, Emotional Depth, Despair And Loss, Human Experience, Inner Reflection“The delight we inspire in others has this enchanting peculiarity that, far from being diminished like every other reflection, it returns to us more radiant than ever.” Victor Hugo
Inspired Delight, Radiant Return, Delight, Inspiration, Return, Radiant
Victor Hugo Inspired Delight, Radiant Return, Delight, Inspiration, Return, Radiant“It is most pleasant to commit a just action which is disagreeable to someone whom one does not like.” Victor Hugo
Justice Pleasure, Dislike Action, Justice, Action, Pleasure, Dislike
Victor Hugo Justice Pleasure, Dislike Action, Justice, Action, Pleasure, Dislike“When liberty returns, I will return.” Victor Hugo
Liberty Return, Freedom Resolve, Liberty, Freedom, Return, Resolve
Victor Hugo Liberty Return, Freedom Resolve, Liberty, Freedom, Return, Resolve“Whatever causes night in our souls may leave stars. Cimourdain was full of virtues and truth, but they shine out of a dark background.” Victor Hugo
Inner Struggle, Personal Virtues, Spiritual Growth, Darkness And Light, Hope And Despair, Emotional Depth
Victor Hugo Inner Struggle, Personal Virtues, Spiritual Growth, Darkness And Light, Hope And Despair, Emotional Depth“There is no more sovereign eloquence than the truth in indignation.” Victor Hugo
Truth And Eloquence, Moral Outrage, Human Expression, Political Rhetoric, Indignation And Justice, Power Of Speech
Victor Hugo Truth And Eloquence, Moral Outrage, Human Expression, Political Rhetoric, Indignation And Justice, Power Of Speech“The need of the immaterial is the most deeply rooted of all needs. One must have bread; but before bread, one must have the ideal.” Victor Hugo
Basic Needs, Idealism First, Spiritual Hunger, Necessity, Immaterial, Aspirations
Victor Hugo Basic Needs, Idealism First, Spiritual Hunger, Necessity, Immaterial, Aspirations“By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour.” Victor Hugo
Clock Hands, Time Patience, Clock, Time, Patience, Hour
Victor Hugo Clock Hands, Time Patience, Clock, Time, Patience, Hour“Idleness is a mother. She has a son, robbery, and a daughter, hunger.” Victor Hugo
Work And Productivity, Consequences Of Idleness, Human Behavior, Crime And Poverty, Social Issues, Moral Lessons
Victor Hugo Work And Productivity, Consequences Of Idleness, Human Behavior, Crime And Poverty, Social Issues, Moral Lessons“Wisdom is the health of the soul.” Victor Hugo
Soul Health, Wise Living, Wisdom, Soul, Health, Living
Victor Hugo Soul Health, Wise Living, Wisdom, Soul, Health, Living“He never went out without a book under his arm, and he often came back with two.” Victor Hugo
Book Love, Reading Habit, Book, Reading, Love, Habit
Victor Hugo Book Love, Reading Habit, Book, Reading, Love, Habit“He who contemplates the depths of Paris is seized with vertigo. Nothing is more fantastic. Nothing is more tragic. Nothing is more sublime.” Victor Hugo
Paris Depths, City Vertigo, Paris, Depth, Vertigo, City
Victor Hugo Paris Depths, City Vertigo, Paris, Depth, Vertigo, City