In vain we chisel, as best we can, the mysterious block of which our life is made, the black vein of destiny reappears continually.

Quote by Victor Hugo

Topics: Destiny Quotes, Injustice Quotes, Life Quotes

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

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

Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are...

Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are...

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves,...

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves,...

The flesh is the surface of the unknown.

The flesh is the surface of the unknown.

To contemplate is to look at shadows.

To contemplate is to look at shadows.

No one ever keeps a secret so well as a child.

No one ever keeps a secret so well as a child.

Conscience is God present in man.

Conscience is God present in man.

There is a sacred horror about everything grand. It is easy to admire mediocrity and...

There is a sacred horror about everything grand. It is easy to admire mediocrity and...

To rise from error to truth is rare and beautiful.

To rise from error to truth is rare and beautiful.

Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.

Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.

Love is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature...

Love is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature...

The first symptom of love in a young man is timidity; in a girl boldness.

The first symptom of love in a young man is timidity; in a girl boldness.

The mountains, the forest, and the sea, render men savage; they develop the fierce, but...

The mountains, the forest, and the sea, render men savage; they develop the fierce, but...

Men like me are impossible until the day when they become necessary.

Men like me are impossible until the day when they become necessary.

It is by suffering that human beings become angels.

It is by suffering that human beings become angels.

The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable.

The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable.

Life is the flower for which love is the honey

Life is the flower for which love is the honey

Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance.

Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance.

Indigestion is charged by God with enforcing morality on the stomach.

Indigestion is charged by God with enforcing morality on the stomach.

Each man should frame life so that at some future hour fact and his dreaming...

Each man should frame life so that at some future hour fact and his dreaming...