1,711 Quotes by Victor Hugo

Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.

Une idée fixe aboutit à la folie ou à l'héroïsme.

Every man who has in his soul a secret feeling of revolt against any act of the State, of life, or of destiny, is on the verge of riot; and so soon as it appears, he begins to quiver, and to feel himself borne away by the whirlwind.

He had, they said, tasted in succession all the apples of the tree of knowledge, and, whether from hunger or disgust, had ended by tasting the forbidden fruit.

It is because revolution cannot be really conquered, and that being providential and absolutely fatal, it is always cropping up afresh

On ne renverse pas le trône pour laisser l’échafaud debout.

Police chiefs don't think a cat can possibly turn into a lion; and yet, it happens.

Ils tombèrent dans cette redoutable erreur de prendre l'obéissance du soldat pour le consentement de la nation. Cette confiance-là perd des trônes.

Artistes, orateurs, prophètes, hommes-colosses comme Danton, hommes-enfants comme Cloots, gladiateurs et philosophes, tous allaient au même but, le progrès. Rien ne les déconcertait. La grandeur de la Convention fut de chercher la quantité de réel qui est dans ce que les hommes appellent l'impossible.