1,711 Quotes by Victor Hugo

Nobody loves the light like the blind man.

Ceux qui vivent, ce sont ceux qui luttent ; ce sontCeux dont un dessein ferme emplit l'âme et le front.Ceux qui d'un haut destin gravissent l'âpre cime.Ceux qui marchent pensifs, épris d'un but sublime.

He who has not been a determined accuser during prosperity should hold his peace in adversity. He alone who denounces the success has a right to proclaim the justice of the downfall.

The judge speaks in the name of justice,' he said. 'The priest speaks in the name of pity, which is only a higher form of justice.' (Bishop Myriel)

Because things are not agreeable," said Jean Valjean, "that is no reason for being unjust towards God.

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.

Certaines personnes sont méchantes uniquement par besoin de parler. Leur conversation, causerie dans le salon, bavardage dans l`antichambre, est comme ces cheminées qui usent vite le bois; il leur faut beaucoup de combustible; et le combustible, c'est le prochain.

In a little town, there are many mouths which talk, and very few heads which think.

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.