Victor Marie Hugo
France
26 Feb 1802 // 22 May 1885
Poet / Novelist / Playwrigh t /Essayist
26 Feb 1802 // 22 May 1885
Poet / Novelist / Playwrigh t /Essayist
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Let us fear the worst, but work with faith; the best will always take care of itself
He is the best gentleman that is the son of his own deserts, and not the degenerated heir of another's virtue
Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age
Excitement is not enjoyment: in calmness lies true pleasure. The most precious wines are sipped, not bolted at a swallow
Every body drags its shadow, and every mind its doubt
Enthusiasm is the fever of reason
Emotion is always new
Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery
Common sense is in spite of, not the result of, education
Caution is the eldest child of wisdom
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays