There is always more misery among the lower classes than there is humanity in the higher.
Victor Hugo
Social Inequality, Class Suffering, Humanity Loss, Misery, Power, Disparity
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“Puns are the droppings of soaring wits.” Victor Hugo
Playful Humor, Intellectual Wit, Clever Language, Wordplay Mastery, Verbal Creativity, Humor
Victor Hugo Playful Humor, Intellectual Wit, Clever Language, Wordplay Mastery, Verbal Creativity, Humor“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“You have enemies? Why, it is the story of every man who has done a great deed or created a new idea.” Victor Hugo
Enemies Deeds, Innovation Challenges, Enemies, Deeds, Challenges, Innovation
Victor Hugo Enemies Deeds, Innovation Challenges, Enemies, Deeds, Challenges, Innovation“Mankind is not a circle with a single center but an ellipse with two focal points of which facts are one and ideas the other.” Victor Hugo
Human Mankind, Facts Ideas, Circular Balance, Humanity, Ideas, Facts
Victor Hugo Human Mankind, Facts Ideas, Circular Balance, Humanity, Ideas, Facts“He left her. She was dissatisfied with him. He had preferred to incur her anger rather than cause her pain. He had kept all the pain for himself.” Victor Hugo
Selfless Pain, Sacrificial Love, Pain, Love, Anger, Sacrifice
Victor Hugo Selfless Pain, Sacrificial Love, Pain, Love, Anger, Sacrifice“Everything speaks: the flowing airstream and the sailing halycon, the blade of grass, the flower, the bud, the element; did you imagine the universe to be otherwise?” Victor Hugo
Nature’s Voice, Universal Connection, Spiritual Insight, Communication With Nature, Life’s Wisdom, Cosmic Harmony
Victor Hugo Nature’s Voice, Universal Connection, Spiritual Insight, Communication With Nature, Life’s Wisdom, Cosmic Harmony“Happy, even in the midst of anguish, is he to whom God has given a soul worthy of love and of unhappiness! He who has not viewed the things of this world and the heart of man under this double light has seen nothing and knows nothing of the true.” Victor Hugo
Duality Of Life, Soul's Worth, Happiness Paradox, Anguish, Perspective, Understanding
Victor Hugo Duality Of Life, Soul's Worth, Happiness Paradox, Anguish, Perspective, Understanding“Art needs no spur beyond itself.” Victor Hugo
Intrinsic Art, Creative Drive, Self-Inspiration, Beauty In Art, Artistic Essence, Art's Value
Victor Hugo Intrinsic Art, Creative Drive, Self-Inspiration, Beauty In Art, Artistic Essence, Art's Value“Nature is pitiless; she never withdraws her flowers, her music, her fragrance, and her sunlight from before human cruelty or suffering.” Victor Hugo
Pitiless Nature, Human Suffering, Nature, Suffering, Flowers, Sunlight
Victor Hugo Pitiless Nature, Human Suffering, Nature, Suffering, Flowers, Sunlight“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“That is the explanation of war, an outrage by humanity upon humanity in despite of humanity.” Victor Hugo
Humanity Outrage, War Explanation, Humanity, War, Outrage, Explanation
Victor Hugo Humanity Outrage, War Explanation, Humanity, War, Outrage, Explanation“I would rather be the head of a fly than the tail of a lion.” Victor Hugo
Personal Ambition, Leadership, Humility, Power And Position, Self-Respect, Courage And Initiative
Victor Hugo Personal Ambition, Leadership, Humility, Power And Position, Self-Respect, Courage And Initiative“Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.” Victor Hugo
Perseverance Triumph, Secret Success, Perseverance, Triumph, Success, Secret
Victor Hugo Perseverance Triumph, Secret Success, Perseverance, Triumph, Success, Secret“In the animal world no creature born to be a dove turns into a scavenger. This happens only among men.” Victor Hugo
Animal Dove, Human Flaws, Animal, Dove, Scavenger, Human
Victor Hugo Animal Dove, Human Flaws, Animal, Dove, Scavenger, Human“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“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“Winter changes into stone the water of heaven and the heart of man.” Victor Hugo
Winter Stone, Frozen Heart, Winter, Stone, Heart, Frozen
Victor Hugo Winter Stone, Frozen Heart, Winter, Stone, Heart, Frozen“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