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

Quote by Victor Hugo

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The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being...

The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being...

A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible...

A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible...

Habit is the nursery of errors.

Habit is the nursery of errors.

Hope is the word which God has written on the brow of every man.

Hope is the word which God has written on the brow of every man.

How did it happen that their lips came together? How does it happen that birds...

How did it happen that their lips came together? How does it happen that birds...

Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved.

Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved.

Hell is an outrage on humanity. When you tell me that your deity made you...

Hell is an outrage on humanity. When you tell me that your deity made you...

I am a soul. I know well that what I shall render up to the...

I am a soul. I know well that what I shall render up to the...

Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery.

Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery.

It is most pleasant to commit a just action which is disagreeable to someone whom...

It is most pleasant to commit a just action which is disagreeable to someone whom...

Fashions have done more harm than revolutions.

Fashions have done more harm than revolutions.

Do not let it be your aim to be something, but to be someone.

Do not let it be your aim to be something, but to be someone.

The ox suffers, the cart complains.

The ox suffers, the cart complains.

Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent

Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent

A person is just about as big as the things that make them angry

A person is just about as big as the things that make them angry

The first symptom of love in a young man is shyness; the first symptom in...

The first symptom of love in a young man is shyness; the first symptom in...

Reaction - a boat which is going against the current but which does not prevent...

Reaction - a boat which is going against the current but which does not prevent...

Genius is rare because the means of becoming one have not been available

Genius is rare because the means of becoming one have not been available

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

Genius without education is like silver in the mine.

Genius without education is like silver in the mine.