The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved — loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves. — Victor Hugo
A little girl without a doll is almost as unfortunate and quite as impossible as a woman without children. — Victor Hugo
Progress is the life-style of man. The general life of the human race is called progress — Victor Hugo
There are people who observe the rules of honor as we observe the stars: from a distance. — Victor Hugo
The brutalities of progress are called revolutions. When they are over we realize this: — Victor Hugo
Sublime upon sublime scarcely presents a contrast, and we need a little rest from everything, even the beautiful. — Victor Hugo
Rhyme, that enslaved queen, that supreme charm of our poetry, that creator of our meter. — Victor Hugo