Victor Hugo Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Victor Hugo quotes, Victor Hugo sayings, and Victor Hugo proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

I shall be great and you rich, because we love each other. Victor Hugo
A noble soul and real poetic talent are almost always inseparable. Victor Hugo
The owl goes not into the nest of the lark. Victor Hugo
Life, misfortunes, isolation, abandonment, poverty, are battlefields which have their heroes; obscure heroes, sometimes greater than the illustrious heroes. Victor Hugo
In every cradle decked with rosy wreath lurk germs of death. Victor Hugo
As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled. Victor Hugo
A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them. Victor Hugo
For dogs we kings should have lions, and for cats, tigers. The great benefits a crown. Victor Hugo
It is by suffering that human beings become angels. Victor Hugo
It is the essence of truth that it is never excessive.... We must not resort to the flame where only light is required. Victor Hugo
Creation lives, grows, and multiplies; man is but a witness. Victor Hugo
People overwhelmed with trouble do not look behind; they know only too well that misfortune follows them. Victor Hugo
Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart. Victor Hugo
At the shrine of friendship never say die, let the wine of friendship never run dry. Victor Hugo
Many great actions are committed in small struggles. Victor Hugo
Reaction - a boat which is going against the current but which does not prevent the river from flowing on. Victor Hugo
Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake. Victor Hugo
Teach the ignorant as much as you can. Victor Hugo
How did it happen that their lips came together? How does it happen that birds sing, that snow melts, that the rose unfolds, that the dawn whitens behind the stark shapes of trees on the quivering summit of the hill? A kiss, and all was said. Victor Hugo
A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in–what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars. Victor Hugo
Life is the flower for which love is the honey. Victor Hugo
The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves. Victor Hugo
Life is the flower for which love is the honey. Victor Hugo
To love or have loved, that is enough. Ask nothing further. There is no other pearl to be found in the dark folds of life. Victor Hugo
When grace is joined with wrinkles, it is adorable. There is an unspeakable dawn in happy old age. Victor Hugo
Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time. Victor Hugo
There are fathers who do not love their children; there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson. Victor Hugo
To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark. Victor Hugo
A bird alone could have extricated himself from that place. Victor Hugo
At the shrine if friendship never say die, let the wine of friendship never run dry. Victor Hugo