Quotes by Hugo, Victor

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. >>

Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath >>

Most commonly revolt is born of material circumstances; but insurrecti >>

Quotations about Infinity

Offer unto me that which is very dear to thee -- which thou holdest mo >>

This moment exhibits infinite space, but there is a space also wherein >>

The poetic notion of infinity is far greater than that which is sponso >>

Whenever we encounter the Infinite in man, however imperfectly understood, we treat it with respect. Whether in the synagogue, the mosque, the pagoda, or the wigwam, there is a hideous aspect which we execrate and a sublime aspect which we venerate. So great a subject for spiritual contemplation, such measureless dreaming -- the echo of God on the human wall!

Hugo, Victor