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Victor Hugo Quotes - Page 16

Curiosity is gluttony. To see is to devour.

Victor Hugo (1894*). “The Novels Complete and Unabridged of Victor Hugo”

Does not beauty confer a benefit upon us, even by the simple fact of being beautiful?

Victor Hugo (1867). “The Toilers of the Sea: A Novel”, p.20

Profound hearts, wise minds, take life as God makes it; it is a long trial, and unintelligible preparation for the unknown destiny.

Victor Hugo (2007). “Hugo's Works: Les Miserables (St. Denis)”, p.128, Wildside Press LLC

People weighed down with troubles do not look back; they know only too well that misfortune stalks them.

Victor Hugo, Charles Edwin Wilbour (1987). “Les misérables”, Dutton Adult