Victor Hugo Quotes about Giving

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Our mind is enriched by what we receive, our heart by what we give.

Our mind is enriched by what we receive, our heart by what we give.

Victor Hugo

Heart, Giving, Mind

God has made the cat to give man the pleasure of caressing the tiger.

Victor Hugo

Cat, Men, Giving

Give to a being the useless, and deprive him of the needful, and you have the gamin.

Victor Hugo

Giving, Useless

Victor Hugo (1863). “Les misérables”

If she gives me all her time it is because I have all her heart.

Victor Hugo

Heart, Giving, Give Me

Victor Hugo (1980). “Les misérables”, Viking Pr

Seeing so much poverty everywhere makes me think that God is not rich. He gives the appearance of it, but I suspect some financial difficulties.

Victor Hugo

God, Thinking, Giving

Do not ask the name of the person who seeks a bed for the night. He who is reluctant to give his name is the one who most needs shelter.

Victor Hugo

Night, Names, Giving

Victor Hugo (1980). “Les misérables”, Viking Pr

In saying no to progress, it is not the future which they condemn, but themselves. They give themselves a melancholy disease; they inoculate themselves with the past. There is but one way of refusing tomorrow, that is to die.

Victor Hugo

Past, Giving, Progress

Victor Hugo (1862). “Saint Denis”, p.100

To see so much misery everywhere, I suspect that God is not rich. He keeps up appearances, it is true, but I feel the pinch. He gives a revolution as a merchant, whose credit is low, gives a ball.

Victor Hugo

God, Giving, Revolution

Victor Hugo (1862). “Saint Denis”, p.148

Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.

Victor Hugo

Forgiveness, Giving, Quality

Promise to give me a kiss on my brow when I am dead.--I shall feel it.

Victor Hugo

Goodbye, Kissing, Giving

Victor Hugo (2015). “Les Misérables”, p.1031, First Avenue Editions

He would give all of his clothes to his servant, admonishing him NOT to return them until he had completed his day's work.

Victor Hugo

Clothes, Giving, Interesting

What dangers you run, O noble souls! Often, you give your heart, but we take only your body. Your heart is left to you and you look at it in the shadows and shudder.

Victor Hugo

Running, Heart, Giving

Victor Hugo (2008). “Les Misérables”, Random House LLC