My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic. Victor Hugo actionaristocraticdemocratic Change image and share on social
Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men. Victor Hugo childhappinessman Change image and share on social
Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure that they think he is growing old. Victor Hugo begincomplimentfriend Change image and share on social
Mankind is not a circle with a single center but an ellipse with two focal points of which facts are one and ideas the other. Victor Hugo centercircleellipse Change image and share on social
The three great problems of this century; the degradation of man in the proletariat, the subjection of women through hunger, the atrophy of the child by darkness. Victor Hugo atrophycenturychild Change image and share on social
Genius is a promontory jutting out into the infinite. Victor Hugo geniusinfinitejut Change image and share on social
When a man understands the art of seeing, he can trace the spirit of an age and the features of a king even in the knocker on a door. Victor Hugo ageartdoor Change image and share on social
An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise. Victor Hugo hellintelligentparadise Change image and share on social