Men quotes by Victor Hugo

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"The first symptom of love in a young man is timidity; in a girl boldness."
"Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face."
"A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor."
"Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when; whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees."
"There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their numbers than the greatness of a man is by his height."
"I met in the street a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, his cloak was out at the elbows, the water passed through his shoes, - and the stars through his soul."
"From the oyster to the eagle, from the swine to the tiger, all animals are to be found in men and each of them exists in some man, sometimes several at the time. Animals are nothing but the portrayal of our virtues and vices made manifest to our eyes, the visible reflections of our souls. God displays them to us to give us food for thought."
"So different are the colours of life, as we look forward to the future, or backward to the past; and so different the opinions and sentiments which this contrariety of appearance naturally produces, that the conversation of the old and young ends generally with contempt or pity on either side."
"Dream no small dreams. They have no power to stir the souls of men."
"A compliment is like a kiss through a veil."
"If a man has his throat cut in Paris, it's a murder. If 50,000 people are murdered in the east, it is a question."