There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their numbers than the greatness of a man is by his height.
Victor HugoWhat is called honors and dignities, and even honor and dignity, is generally fool's gold.
Victor HugoIt is ourselves we have to fear. Prejudice is the real robber, and vice the real murderer.
Victor HugoJesus wept; Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived the grace of present civilization.
Victor HugoHave no fear of robbers or murderers. They are external dangers, petty dangers. We should fear ourselves. Prejudices are the real robbers; vices the real murderers. The great dangers are within us. Why worry about what threatens our heads or our purses? Let us think instead of what threatens our souls.
Victor Hugo