Every step which the intelligence of Europe has taken has been in spite of the clerical party.
Victor HugoTo meditate is to labour; to think is to act. Folded arms work, closed hands perform, a gaze fixed on heaven is a toil.
Victor HugoNature is pitiless; she never withdraws her flowers, her music, her fragrance, and her sunlight from before human cruelty or suffering.
Victor Hugo"Animals are happy," said the queen. "They run no risk of going to hell." "They are there already," replied Josiana.
Victor HugoIt is the essence of truth that it is never excessive. Why should it exaggerate? There is that which should be destroyed and that which should be simply illuminated and studied. How great is the force of benevolent and searching examination! We must not resort to the flame where only light is required.
Victor Hugo