Quotes by Victor Hugo

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

Change is the only constant; embrace it, for within it lies growth.

Justice delayed is justice denied, and a nation without justice is a nation without a soul.

To love another is to see the face of God.

To truly live is to risk everything for something that matters.

Let us not weep for the fallen, but strive to build a world worthy of their sacrifice.

The future has several names: For the weak, it is impossible; for the fainthearted, it is unknown; but for the valiant, it is ideal.

Adversity is the stone upon which we sharpen our spirit.

Even in ruin, beauty can be found, for the human spirit is endlessly resilient.

Even in ruins, beauty can be found.

Justice delayed is justice denied; a wound left to fester and poison the soul.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

The true measure of a society is not its splendor, but its willingness to mend the broken.

Liberty is the freedom to choose between right and wrong.

To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.

Hope is the star that shines brightest in the darkest night.

In silence, listen. There lies more truth than in a thousand clamoring voices.

The true measure of a life is not its length, but the depth of its compassion.

The greatest prison is not stone walls, but the walls we build within ourselves.

To forgive is not to forget, but to release oneself from the chains of the past.

To love is to offer a hand across an abyss, hoping another will grasp it.

The greatest revolutions begin not with swords, but with whispers of discontent.

Even the darkest night will end, and the sun will rise.

It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.

There is nothing so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

The greatest prison is not stone, but the fear of what others think.

Hope is the star that guides us through the darkest nights.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall.

The future is not a destination, but a path we forge with our choices.

To truly live is to risk feeling everything, even the shadows.

Progress is the realization of utopias.

Fear is but a shadow; turn to face the light, and it shrinks to nothing.

Even in ruins, a heart can hold the echoes of a song.

The human heart is a battlefield where courage and fear wage eternal war.