Victor Hugo Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“Reaction - a boat which is going against the current but which does not prevent the river from flowing on.”

“As a means of contrast with the sublime, the grotesque is, in our view, the richest source that nature can offer.”

“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.”

“Great perils have this beauty, that they bring to light the fraternity of strangers.”

“Sublime upon sublime scarcely presents a contrast, and we need a little rest from everything, even the beautiful.”

“Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and the eclipse does not become endless night. Dawn and resurrection are synonymous. The reappearance of the light is the same as the survival of the soul.”

“To love another person is to see the face of God.”

“Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.”

“All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come.”

“There is nothing like a dream to create the future.”