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Victor Hugo: Quotes

  • Ideas
    One can resist the invasion of armies; one cannot resist the invasion of ideas.Victor Hugo: Histoire d'un crime
  • Observation
    Where the telescope ends, the microscope begins. Which of the two has the grander view?Victor Hugo: Les Misérables
  • Praise and Flattery
    A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.Victor Hugo: Les Misérables
  • Reputation
    Be it true or false, what is said about men often has as much influence upon their lives, and especially upon their destinies, as what they do.Victor Hugo: Les Misérables
  • The Senses
    Nothing awakens a reminiscence like an odor.Victor Hugo: Les Misérables