Dark Error's other hidden side is truth. Victor Hugo More Quotes by Victor Hugo More Quotes From Victor Hugo 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 graves soul art Do not let it be your aim to be something, but to be someone. Victor Hugo aim For dogs we kings should have lions, and for cats, tigers. The great benefits a crown. Victor Hugo cat kings dog Profound hearts, wise minds, take life as God makes it; it is a long trial, and unintelligible preparation for the unknown destiny. Victor Hugo destiny wise heart Nothing is more true, more real, than the primeval magnetic disturbances that two souls may communicate to one another, through the tiny sparks of a moment's glance. Victor Hugo real soul two Nature has made a pebble and a female. The lapidary makes the diamond, and the lover makes the woman. Victor Hugo pebbles female lovers To put everything in balance is good, to put everything in harmony is better. Victor Hugo harmony balance wisdom There is a determined though unseen bravery that defends itself foot by foot in the darkness against the fatal invasions of necessity and dishonesty. Noble and mysterious triumphs that no eye sees, and no fame rewards, and no flourish of triumph salutes. Life, misfortunes, isolation, abandonment, poverty, are battlefields that have their heroes; obscure heroes, sometimes greater than the illustrious heroes. Victor Hugo eye hero feet From a political point of view, there is but one principle, the sovereignty of man over himself. This sovereignty of myself over myself is called Liberty Victor Hugo wisdom views men A saint addicted to excessive self-abnegation is a dangerous associate; he may infect you with poverty, and a stiffening of those joints which are needed for advancement-in a word, with more renunciation than you care for-and so you flee the contagion. Victor Hugo advancement atheism self There are moments when a rope's end, a pole, the branch of the tree, is life itself, and it is a frightful thing to see a living being lose his hold upon it, and fall like a ripe fruit. Victor Hugo rope tree fall A smile is the same as sunshine; it banishes winter from the human countenance. Victor Hugo countenance sunshine winter War can only be qualified by its object, and there is neither foreign war nor civil war, there is only just or unjust war. Victor Hugo unjust-war civil-war war 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 god giving thinking I refuse the oration of all churches. I ask a prayer of all souls. I believe in God. Victor Hugo prayer god believe ...We pray together, we are afraid together, and then we go to sleep. Even if Satan came into the house, no one would interfere. After all, what is there to fear in this house? There is always one with us who is the strongest. Satan may visit our house, but the good Lord lives here. Victor Hugo together house sleep To love is the half of to believe. Victor Hugo half love-is believe A bit of mould is a pleiad of flowers; a nebula is an ant-hill of stars. Victor Hugo nebula stars flower It is the essence of truth that it is never excessive. Why should it exaggerate? There is that which should be destroyed and that which should be simply illuminated and studied. How great is the force of benevolent and searching examination! We must not resort to the flame where only light is required. Victor Hugo exaggeration-is flames light He is the best gentleman that is the son of his own deserts, and not the degenerated heir of another's virtue. Victor Hugo desert gentleman son
