The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but he who causes the darkness.
Philosophy should be an energy; it should find its aim and its effect in the amelioration of mankind.
The rich's paradise was created by the poor's hell.
Revolution is the larva of civilization.
Ah," cried Gavroche, "what does this mean? It rains again! ...If this continues, I withdraw my subscription.
Jean Prouvaire was timid only in repose. Once excited, he burst forth, a sort of mirth accentuated his enthusiasm, and he was at once both laughing and lyric.