Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo was a prolific 19th-century French novelist, poet, and dramatist, renowned for his influential works, including "Les Misérables" and "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame." A central figure in the Romantic movement, Hugo's writings often addressed social justice, politics, and human rights. Beyond literature, he was an active political figure and served in the French government. His legacy endures as one of France's greatest literary icons.
Book summaries for books written by Victor Hugo
Quotes
The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.
He who is not capable of enduring poverty is not capable of being free.
To love another person is to see the face of God.
To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.
There is nothing like a dream to create the future.
The soul of the just contemplates in sleep a mysterious heaven.
Love is the foolishness of men, and the wisdom of God.
Those who do not weep, do not see.
To love or have loved, that is enough. Ask nothing further. There is no other pearl to be found in the dark folds of life.
Laughter is sunshine, it chases winter from the human face.
The pupil dilates in darkness and in the end finds light, just as the soul dilates in misfortune and in the end finds God.
He never went out without a book under his arm, and he often came back with two.