Life, misfortunes, isolation, abandonment, poverty, are battlefields which have their heroes; obscure heroes, sometimes greater than the illustrious heroes

Quote by Victor Hugo

Topics: Life Quotes, Misfortune Quotes, Poverty Quotes, Solitude Quotes

Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance.

Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance.

Well, for us, in history where goodness is a rare pearl, he who was good...

Well, for us, in history where goodness is a rare pearl, he who was good...

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

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

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...

Toleration is the best religion.

Toleration is the best religion.

Sublime upon sublime scarcely presents a contrast, and we need a little rest from everything,...

Sublime upon sublime scarcely presents a contrast, and we need a little rest from everything,...

Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.

Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.

Sorrow is a fruit. God does not make it grow on limbs too weak to...

Sorrow is a fruit. God does not make it grow on limbs too weak to...

Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.

Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.

To love another person is to see the face of God.

To love another person is to see the face of God.

The ode lives upon the ideal, the epic upon the grandiose, the drama upon the...

The ode lives upon the ideal, the epic upon the grandiose, the drama upon the...

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...

To love another person is to see the face of God. [Les Miserables]

To love another person is to see the face of God. [Les Miserables]

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

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

There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is...

There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is...

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...

Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time.

Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time.

Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery.

Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery.

It is the end. But of what? The end of France? No. The end of...

It is the end. But of what? The end of France? No. The end of...

He who opens a school door, closes a prison.

He who opens a school door, closes a prison.