To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.

Quote by Victor Hugo

Topics: Victor Hugo Quotes

The learned man knows that he is ignorant.

The learned man knows that he is ignorant.

My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic.

My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic.

A creditor is worse than a slave-owner; for the master owns only your person, but...

A creditor is worse than a slave-owner; for the master owns only your person, but...

Genius is a promontory jutting out into the infinite.

Genius is a promontory jutting out into the infinite.

Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her,...

Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her,...

Slaves would be tyrants were the chance theirs

Slaves would be tyrants were the chance theirs

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

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

A faith is a necessity to a man. Woe to him who believes in nothing.

A faith is a necessity to a man. Woe to him who believes in nothing.

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...

Many great actions are committed in small struggles.

Many great actions are committed in small struggles.

Genius is a promontory jutting out into the future

Genius is a promontory jutting out into the future

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

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

Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure...

Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure...

To think is of itself to be useful; it is always and in all cases...

To think is of itself to be useful; it is always and in all cases...

To be perfectly happy it does not suffice to possess happiness, it is necessary to...

To be perfectly happy it does not suffice to possess happiness, it is necessary to...

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction of being loved for yourself, or more...

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction of being loved for yourself, or more...

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.

Life is the flower for which love is the honey.

Life is the flower for which love is the honey.

Some people never say the words 'I love you'. It's not their style to be...

Some people never say the words 'I love you'. It's not their style to be...

The most wonderful of all things in life is the discovery of another human being...

The most wonderful of all things in life is the discovery of another human being...