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’s Quotes On Topics
Love And Celebration | Books And Belief | Idea Obsession | Mankind | Poetry And Prose | Belief And Doubt | Gender Inequality | Emotional Fulfillment | Human Roles | Twilight And Dawn | Left-Handed | Power And Position | Spiritual Understanding | Distant Stars | Divine Favor | Life’s Continuity | Soul Spark | Lark | Cultural Loss | Idea Strength | More
More Victor Hugo Quotes
“Gutenberg’s invention of printing is the greatest event-the mother of revolution.” Victor Hugo
Printing Revolution, Gutenberg’s Impact, Historical Change, Printing, Revolution, History
Victor Hugo Printing Revolution, Gutenberg’s Impact, Historical Change, Printing, Revolution, History“Dry happiness is like dry bread. We eat, but we do not dine. I wish for the superfluous, for the useless, for the extravagant, for the too much, for that which is not good for anything.” Victor Hugo
Excess And Happiness, Seeking More, Material Desires, Life’s Extravagance, True Joy, Pleasures And Luxury
Victor Hugo Excess And Happiness, Seeking More, Material Desires, Life’s Extravagance, True Joy, Pleasures And Luxury“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“The first symptom of true love in a man is timidity, in a young woman, boldness. This is surprising, and yet nothing is more simple. It is the two sexes tending to approach each other and assuming each the other’s qualities.” Victor Hugo
Love And Relationships, Gender Roles, Emotional Vulnerability, Timidity And Boldness, Human Nature, Romantic Attraction
Victor Hugo Love And Relationships, Gender Roles, Emotional Vulnerability, Timidity And Boldness, Human Nature, Romantic Attraction“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“Children at once accept joy and happiness with quick familiarity, being themselves naturally all happiness and joy.” Victor Hugo
Child Joy, Natural Happiness, Child, Joy, Happiness, Natural
Victor Hugo Child Joy, Natural Happiness, Child, Joy, Happiness, Natural“You ask me what forces me to speak? a strange thing; my conscience.” Victor Hugo
Conscience Voice, Speaking Force, Conscience, Voice, Force, Speaking
Victor Hugo Conscience Voice, Speaking Force, Conscience, Voice, Force, Speaking“Pain is as diverse as man. One suffers as one can.” Victor Hugo
Diverse Pain, Human Suffering, Pain, Suffering, Humanity, Diversity
Victor Hugo Diverse Pain, Human Suffering, Pain, Suffering, Humanity, Diversity“If the infinite had no me, then me would be its limit. It would not be the infinite, therefore it would not be.” Victor Hugo
Infinite Limit, Existence Paradox, Infinite, Limit, Existence, Paradox
Victor Hugo Infinite Limit, Existence Paradox, Infinite, Limit, Existence, Paradox“Dear God! how beauty varies in nature and art. In a woman the flesh must be like marble; in a statue the marble must be like flesh.” Victor Hugo
Beauty Nature, Marble Contrast, Beauty, Nature, Marble, Flesh
Victor Hugo Beauty Nature, Marble Contrast, Beauty, Nature, Marble, Flesh“This first glance of a soul which does not yet know itself is like dawn in the heavens; it is the awakening of something radiant and unknown.” Victor Hugo
Self-discovery, Soul And Identity, Personal Awakening, Spiritual Journey, Inner Growth, New Beginnings
Victor Hugo Self-discovery, Soul And Identity, Personal Awakening, Spiritual Journey, Inner Growth, New Beginnings“Seeing so much poverty everywhere makes me think that God is not rich. He gives the appearance of it, but I suspect some financial difficulties.” Victor Hugo
Poverty God, Divine Struggle, Poverty, God, Appearance, Struggle
Victor Hugo Poverty God, Divine Struggle, Poverty, God, Appearance, Struggle“Never laugh at those who suffer; suffer sometimes those who laugh.” Victor Hugo
Suffer Laugh, Compassion Pain, Empathy Suffering, Suffering, Empathy, Pain
Victor Hugo Suffer Laugh, Compassion Pain, Empathy Suffering, Suffering, Empathy, Pain“Religions do a useful thing: they narrow God to the limits of man. Philosophy replies by doing a necessary thing: it elevates man to the plane of God.” Victor Hugo
Religion's Role, Philosophy's Elevation, God Concept, Limits, Humanity, Divinity
Victor Hugo Religion's Role, Philosophy's Elevation, God Concept, Limits, Humanity, Divinity“Hope is the word which God has written on the brow of every man.” Victor Hugo
Universal Hope, Divine Message, Human Spirit, Faith And Optimism, Eternal Word, Hope
Victor Hugo Universal Hope, Divine Message, Human Spirit, Faith And Optimism, Eternal Word, Hope“There is something more terrible than a hell of suffering – a hell of boredom.” Victor Hugo
Boredom Hell, Suffering Comparison, Boredom, Hell, Suffering, Comparison
Victor Hugo Boredom Hell, Suffering Comparison, Boredom, Hell, Suffering, Comparison“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“Love, in the eyes of the world, is either a carnal appetite or a vague fancy, which possession extinguishes or absence destroys. That is why it is commonly said, with a strange abuse of words, that passion does not endure.” Victor Hugo
Fleeting Passion, Worldly Love, Love, Passion, World, Fleeting
Victor Hugo Fleeting Passion, Worldly Love, Love, Passion, World, Fleeting