Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are dragged down by the mass, either by ridicule or slander. – Victor Hugo
Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men. – Victor Hugo
How did it happen that their lips came together? How does it happen that birds sing, that snow melts, that the rose unfolds, that the dawn whitens behind the stark shapes of trees on the quivering summit of the hill? A kiss, and all was said. – Victor Hugo
The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves. – Victor Hugo