You have suffered greatly, poor mother. Oh! do not lament, you have now the portion of the elect. It is in this way that mortals become angels. It is not their fault; they do not know how to set about…

Quote by Victor Hugo

Topics: Mortality Quotes, Perfection Quotes, Suffering Quotes

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...

Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent

Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent

Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad

Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad

He does not weep who does not see

He does not weep who does not see

The drama is complete poetry. The ode and the epic contain it only in germ;...

The drama is complete poetry. The ode and the epic contain it only in germ;...

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.

He who is not capable of enduring poverty is not capable of being free.

He who is not capable of enduring poverty is not capable of being free.

Ask not the name of him who asks you for a bed. It is especially...

Ask not the name of him who asks you for a bed. It is especially...

To contemplate is to look at shadows.

To contemplate is to look at shadows.

A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.

A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.

Without vanity, without coquetry, without curiosity, in a word, without the fall, woman would not...

Without vanity, without coquetry, without curiosity, in a word, without the fall, woman would not...

Because one doesn't like the way things are is no reason to be unjust towards...

Because one doesn't like the way things are is no reason to be unjust towards...

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,...

Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.

Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it

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

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

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...

The power of a glance has been so much abused in love stories that it...

The power of a glance has been so much abused in love stories that it...

The capacity to love is tied to being able to be awake, to being able...

The capacity to love is tied to being able to be awake, to being able...

May my heart be your shelter, and my arms be your home.

May my heart be your shelter, and my arms be your home.