English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Victor Hugo Quotes

Victor Hugo quote: "Smallness in a great man seems smaller by its disproportion..."

Smallness in a great man seems smaller by its disproportion with all the rest.

Victor Hugo

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Siddhartha has one single goal-to become empty, to become empty of thirst, desire, dreams, pleasure and sorrow-to let the Self die. No longer to be Self, to experience the peace of an emptied heart, to experience pure thought-that was his goal. Herman Hesse
F. Scott Fitzgerald quote: "I want to tell you about your heart— you've probably been..."
I want to tell you about your heart— you've probably been neglecting your heart—and you don’t know. F. Scott Fitzgerald
Christian Siriano quote: "I just think it's great to show a gown that's $8,000 and a..."
I just think it's great to show a gown that's $8,000 and a shoe that's, like, $25 - but still look fabulous together. Christian Siriano
Tara Lipinski quote: "The sound of the blades on the ice in the morning is like..."
The sound of the blades on the ice in the morning is like smelling fresh coffee. Tara Lipinski
Guy Ritchie quote: "Other than the fact that I like a country house, I can't think..."
Other than the fact that I like a country house, I can't think of anything I'd want to spend my money on. Guy Ritchie
It had that comfortably sprung, lived-in look that library books with a lively circulation always get; bent page corners, a dab of mustard on page 331, a whiff of some reader's spilled after-dinner whiskey on page 468. Only library books speak with such wordless eloquence of the power good stories hold over us, how good stories abide, unchanged and mutely wise, while we poor humans grow older and slower. Stephen King
Henry David Thoreau quote: "There is more day left to dawn. The sun is but a morning star."
There is more day left to dawn. The sun is but a morning star. Henry David Thoreau
Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert in guarding against relapse following a renaissance. Horace
Charles de Lint quote: "It's good to have mysteries. It reminds us that there's more..."
It's good to have mysteries. It reminds us that there's more to the world than just making do and having a bit of fun. Charles de Lint
Lena Horne quote: "Always be smarter than the people who hire you."
Always be smarter than the people who hire you. Lena Horne
Adolf Hitler quote: "Strength lies not in defence but in attack."
Strength lies not in defence but in attack. Adolf Hitler
William J. Mayo quote: "Given one well-trained physician of the highest type he will..."
Given one well-trained physician of the highest type he will do better work for a thousand people than ten specialists. William J. Mayo
Such grace is costly because it calls us to follow, and it is grace because it calls us to follow Jesus Christ. It is costly because it costs a man his life, and it is grace because it gives a man the only true life...Grace is costly because it compels a man to submit to the yoke of Christ and follow him; it is grace because Jesus says: "My yoke is easy and my burden is light. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I got very fit that week with all the running around that we di. I was always last, because I can't run as fast as everyone else. I'm useless at running. Sarah Sutton
Wilkie Collins quote: "I have always held the old-fashioned opinion that the primary..."
I have always held the old-fashioned opinion that the primary object of work of fiction should be to tell a story. Wilkie Collins