The drama is complete poetry. The ode and the epic contain it only in germ; it contains both of them in a state of high development, and epitomizes both.

Quote by Victor Hugo

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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...

Progress is the life-style of man. The general life of the human race is called...

Progress is the life-style of man. The general life of the human race is called...

By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour.

By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour.

Intelligence is the wife, imagination is the mistress, memory is the servant.

Intelligence is the wife, imagination is the mistress, memory is the servant.

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]

What would be ugly in a garden constitutes beauty in a mountain.

What would be ugly in a garden constitutes beauty in a mountain.

One sometimes says: 'He killed himself because he was bored with life.' One ought rather...

One sometimes says: 'He killed himself because he was bored with life.' One ought rather...

The omnipotence of evil has never resulted in anything but fruitless efforts. Our thoughts always...

The omnipotence of evil has never resulted in anything but fruitless efforts. Our thoughts always...

Blessed be Providence which has given to each his toy: the doll to the child,...

Blessed be Providence which has given to each his toy: the doll to the child,...

Be like the bird that, pausing in her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels...

Be like the bird that, pausing in her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels...

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...

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...

Fashions have done more harm than revolutions.

Fashions have done more harm than revolutions.

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...

To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must...

To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must...

Stupidity talks, vanity acts.

Stupidity talks, vanity acts.

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

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

Habit is the nursery of errors.

Habit is the nursery of errors.

When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes.

When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes.

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

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