“An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
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People do not lack strength; they lack
“People do not lack strength; they lack will.”
— Victor Hugo
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He, who every morning plans the transactions
“He, who every morning plans the transactions of the day, and follows that plan, carries a thread that will guide him through a labyrinth of the most busy life.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
Category: morning
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Music expresses that which cannot be said
“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
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Intelligence is the wife, imagination is the
“Intelligence is the wife, imagination is the mistress, memory is the servant.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
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There are fathers who do not love
“There are fathers who do not love their children; there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
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Society is a republic. When an individual
“Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are dragged down by the mass, either by ridicule or slander.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
Category: society
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Freedom in art, freedom in society, this
“Freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent and logical minds must strive.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
Category: art
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Architecture has recorded the great ideas of
“Architecture has recorded the great ideas of the human race. Not only every religious symbol, but every human thought has its page in that vast book.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
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Each man should frame life so that
“Each man should frame life so that at some future hour fact and his dreaming meet.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
Category: life
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Men become accustomed to poison by degrees.
“Men become accustomed to poison by degrees.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
Category: men
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