Victor Hugo, Les Mis Quotes

A collection of quotes by Victor Hugo, Les Mis.

Victor Hugo (1802-1885) was a renowned French poet, novelist, and playwright, best known for his epic novel Les MisÃ©rables. Born in BesanÃ§on, France, Hugo's literary career flourished during the Romantic movement. His works often addressed social issues and advocated for human rights. Les MisÃ©rables, published in 1862, depicted the struggles of the lower classes in 19th-century France and became a literary masterpiece. Hugo's writings also included notable works such as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and poems like "The Contemplations." His profound impact on French literature and his commitment to social justice continue to resonate today.

Progress is man's mode of existence. The general life of the human race is called Progress, the collective stride of the human race is called Progress. Progress advances; it makes the great human and terrestrial journey towards the celestial and the divine; it has its halting places where it rallies the laggard troop, it has its stations where itmeditates, in the presence of some splendid Canaan suddenly unveiled on its horizon, it has its nights when it sleeps; and it is one of the poignant anxieties of the thinker that he sees the shadow resting on the human soul, and that he gropes in darkness without being able to awakenthat slumbering Progress.

Victor Hugo, Les Mis

Progress

If the soul is left in darkness, sins will be committed. The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but he who causes the darkness.

Victor Hugo, Les Mis

Guilt