Victor Hugo

There are moments when a rope's end, a pole, the branch of the tree, is life itself, and it is a frightful thing to see a living being lose his hold upon it, and fall like a ripe fruit. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#last-hope #life-and-death #death

I advance in life, I grow more simple, and I become more and more patriotic for humanity. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#human-rights #humanity #patriotism #simplicity #life

What a grand thing it is to be loved! What a far grander thing it is to love! The heart becomes heroic, by dint of passion. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#love

Ma bouche n'avait pas dit une chose que deja ton coeur avait repondu. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#love

The most beautiful of altars, he said, is the soul of an unhappy creature consoled and thankfing God. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#m-bienvenu #m-welcome #beauty

Science says the first word on everything, and the last word on nothing. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#knowledge #science #wisdom #science

A library implies an act of faith which generations, still in darkness hid, sign in their night in witness of the dawn. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#faith

When two mouths, made sacred by love, draw near to each other to create, it is impossible, that above that ineffable kiss there should not be a thrill in the immense mystery of the stars. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#love

A phenomenon often seen. A sceptic adhering to a believer; that is as simple as the law of the complementary colours. What we lack attracts us. Nobody loves the light like the blind man... ↗

— Victor Hugo

#faith

She was a lovely blonde, with fine teeth. She had gold and pearls for her dowry; but her gold was on her head, and her pearls were in her mouth. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#love