He who is not capable of enduring poverty is not capable of being free.

Nothing else in the world... not all the armies... is so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

By : Victor Hugo

Love is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature as the celestial breathing of the atmosphere of paradise.

By : Victor Hugo

When liberty returns, I will return.

By : Victor Hugo

Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.

By : Victor Hugo

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved

By : Victor Hugo

The flesh is the surface of the unknown.

By : Victor Hugo

A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.

By : Victor Hugo

To learn to read is to light a fire

By : Victor Hugo

A great artist is a great man in a great child.

By : Victor Hugo

The omnipotence of evil has never resulted in anything but fruitless efforts. Our thoughts always escape from whoever tries to smother them.

By : Victor Hugo

When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is out of mind.

By : Victor Hugo

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

By : Victor Hugo