“Nature has made a pebble and a female. The lapidary makes the diamond, and the lover makes the woman.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
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Great perils have this beauty, that they
“Great perils have this beauty, that they bring to light the fraternity of strangers.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
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Well, for us, in history where goodness
“Well, for us, in history where goodness is a rare pearl, he who was good almost takes precedence over he who was great.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
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Sorrow is a fruit. God does not
“Sorrow is a fruit. God does not make it grow on limbs too weak to bear it.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
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To love beauty is to see light.
“To love beauty is to see light.”
— Victor Hugo
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One is not idle because one is
“One is not idle because one is absorbed. There is both visible and invisible labor. To contemplate is to toil, to think is to do. The crossed arms work, the clasped hands act. The eyes upturned to Heaven are an act of creation.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
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Life is the flower for which love
“Life is the flower for which love is the honey.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
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Men like me are impossible until the
“Men like me are impossible until the day when they become necessary.”
— Victor Hugo
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There is one thing stronger than all
“There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time as come.”
— Victor Hugo
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Wisdom is a sacred communion.
“Wisdom is a sacred communion.”
— Victor Hugo
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He who opens a school door, closes
“He who opens a school door, closes a prison.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
Category: education
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