“Deeds of daring dazzle history and form one of man's guiding lights.”

— Victor Hugo, Les Misérables (1862)

About Victor Hugo

1802 – 1885

French poet and novelist, author of "Les Misérables" and "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame".

“When grace is joined with wrinkles, it is adorable. There is an unspeakable dawn in happy old age.”

“One resists the invasion of armies; one does not resist the invasion of ideas.”

“You have enemies? Why, it is the story of every man who has done a great deed or created a new idea.”

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“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

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“Nothing will work unless you do.”

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“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

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“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”

“Stay hungry, stay foolish.”

“The time is always right to do what is right.”