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Let us fear ourselves. Prejudices are the real robbers; vices are the real murderers. The great dangers lie within ourselves.

Let us fear ourselves. Prejudices are the real robbers; vices are the real murderers. The great dangers lie within ourselves.

Victor Hugo
Real, Lying, Vices
Victor Hugo (2016). “Les Misérables”, p.43, My Ebook Publishing House

It is not so easy to keep silent when the silence is a lie.

Victor Hugo
Honesty, Lying, Silence
"Les misérables".

Men hate those to whom they have to lie.

Victor Hugo
Truth, Hate, Lying
Victor Hugo (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Victor Hugo (Illustrated)”, p.5225, Delphi Classics

To lie a little is not possible: he who lies, lies the whole lie.

Victor Hugo
Lying, Deceit, Littles
Victor Hugo (2010). “The Works of Victor Hugo”, p.886, BookCaps Study Guides

Emotion is always new and the word has always served; therein lies the difficulty of expressing emotion.

Victor Hugo
Lying, Emotional, Feelings

Excitement is not enjoyment: in calmness lies true pleasure. The most precious wines are sipped, not bolted at a swallow.

Victor Hugo
Lying, Wine, Excitement

To know how to distinguish the agitation arising from covetousness, from the agitation arising from principles, to fight the one and aid the other, in this lies the genius and the power of great revolutionary leaders.

Victor Hugo
Lying, Fighting, Revolutionary Leaders
Victor Hugo (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Victor Hugo (Illustrated)”, p.6978, Delphi Classics

I tried. But I feel that I haven't given utterance to the thousandth part of what lies within me. When I go to the grave I can say as others have said, "I have finished my day's work." But I cannot say, "I have finished my life." My day's work will begin again the next morning. The tomb is not a blind alley; it is a thoroughfare. It closes on the twilight, but opens on the dawn.

Victor Hugo
Morning, Lying, Twilight

The poetic element lying hidden in most women is the source of their magnetic attraction.

Victor Hugo
Lying, Elements, Poetic

You say, "Where goest Thou?" I cannot tell, And still go on. But if the way be straight I cannot go amiss: before me lies Dawn and the day: the night behind me: that Suffices me: I break the bounds: I see, And nothing more; believe and nothing less. My future is not one of my concerns.

Victor Hugo
Lying, Believe, Night
Victor Hugo (2008). “Poems (Volume 2 of 2 ) (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)”, p.45, ReadHowYouWant.com

Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.

Victor Hugo
Hurt, Lying, People

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