“The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.”

— Victor Hugo, Les Misérables (1862), tr. Charles E. Wilbour, Vol. 1, Book V, Ch. 4

About Victor Hugo

1802 – 1885

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

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

“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.”

“There is not love of life without despair about life.”

“We think a happy life consists in tranquility of mind.”

“The happiness of men consists in life. And life is in labor.”

“There is only one enduring happiness in life—to live for others.”

“He knew she was there by the joy and fear that overwhelmed his heart.”

“Pleasure and love are the pinions of great deeds.”