Victor Hugo

"Popularity? It is glory's small change."

"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved for ourselves, or rather, in spite of ourselves."

"Mere longevity is a compromise with fate."

"There are souls which fall and souls which soar."

"The supreme virtue is kindness."

"A closed mouth is a closed heart."

"The most important thing is to persevere."

"I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice."

"We accept the love we think we deserve."

"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."

"A man is not properly at home until he has a library."

"I will maintain the existence of the human personality and assert its rights."

"When liberty is taken away by force, it can be restored by force."

"The supreme purpose of history is a better world."

"Eternity is a child playing with blocks; the supreme king."

"One cannot exaggerate the power of books."

"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer."

"The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair."

"A grateful heart is a happy heart."

"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."

"He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who steers without rudder and compass."

"True passion is not a feeling but a choice."

"Art is the response to the demand for entertainment, for the stimulation of our senses and imagination."

"The supreme writer is the man who speaks to the conscience of humanity."

"When a woman walks in grace and power, the future bends to meet her."

"To attack by stratagem is more profitable than to attack by storm."

"Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough."

"Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration."

"Where the telescope ends, the microscope begins."

"A heart full of love is richer than a castle full of gold."