Quote by Victor Hugo

Nature is pitiless; she never withdraws her flowers, her music, her fragrance and her sunlight, from before human cruelty or suffering. She overwhelms man by the contrast between divine beauty and social hideousness. She spares him nothing of her loveliness, neither wing or butterfly, nor song of bird; in the midst of murder, vengeance, barbarism, he must feel himself watched by holy things; he cannot escape the immense reproach of universal nature and the implacable serenity of the sky. The deformity of human laws is forced to exhibit itself naked amidst the dazzling rays of eternal beauty. Man breaks and destroys; man lays waste; man kills; but the summer remains summer; the lily remains the lily; and the star remains the star....As though it said to man, 'Behold my work. and yours.

Nature is pitiless; she never withdraws her flowers, her mus

Summary

This quote from Victor Hugo suggests that despite the cruelty and suffering inflicted by humans, nature's beauty remains ever present. It highlights the stark contrast between the goodness of the natural world and the ugliness created by human actions. Nature continues to show its magnificence, with flowers, music, fragrance, and sunlight, while humans engage in murder and barbarism. The quote implies that nature silently observes mankind's actions, exposing the deformity of human laws against the backdrop of eternal beauty. It serves as a reminder that humans should recognize both the grandeur of nature and the consequences of their own destructive behaviors.

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