Slaves would be tyrants were the chance theirs

Quote by Victor Hugo

Topics: Chance Quotes, Slavery Quotes, Tyranny Quotes

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...

The wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.

The wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.

Genius is a promontory jutting out into the future

Genius is a promontory jutting out into the future

The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of...

The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of...

Wisdom is a sacred communion.

Wisdom is a sacred communion.

There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is...

There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is...

Fashions have done more harm than revolutions.

Fashions have done more harm than revolutions.

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

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

Yes, God made man first, but there's always a rough draft before the final copy.

Yes, God made man first, but there's always a rough draft before the final copy.

The word is the Verb, and the Verb is God.

The word is the Verb, and the Verb is God.

In this world, which is so plainly the antechamber of another, there are no happy...

In this world, which is so plainly the antechamber of another, there are no happy...

Joy's smile is much closer to tears than laughter.

Joy's smile is much closer to tears than laughter.

One believes others will do what he will do to himself.

One believes others will do what he will do to himself.

Life is the flower for which love is the honey.

Life is the flower for which love is the honey.

Evil. Mistrust those who rejoice at it even more than those who do it.

Evil. Mistrust those who rejoice at it even more than those who do it.

An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.

An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.

To contemplate is to look at shadows.

To contemplate is to look at shadows.

Life is the flower for which love is the honey

Life is the flower for which love is the honey

Do you regret having been by my side? You forgot what we were feeling inside....

Do you regret having been by my side? You forgot what we were feeling inside....

The beauty in me loves the beauty in you.

The beauty in me loves the beauty in you.