Success is an ugly thing. Men are deceived by its false resemblances t…

Victor Hugo
709 citations
Success is an ugly thing. Men are deceived by its false resemblances to merit.... They confound the brilliance of the firmament with the star-shaped footprints of a duck in the mud. ✨ Victor Hugo (1980). Les misérables, Viking Pr
Thought
7

More Author Quotes

Such is the remorseless progression of human society, shedding lives and souls as it goes on its way. It is an ocean into which men sink who have been cast out by the law and consigned, with help mos … ▶
There are, as we know, powerful and illustrious atheists. At bottom, led back to the truth by their very force, they are not absolutely sure that they are atheists; it is with them only a question of … ▶
Love is like a tree: it grows by itself, roots itself deeply in our being and continues to flourish over a heart in ruin. The inexplicable fact is that the blinder it is, the more tenacious it is. It … ▶
So long as ignorance and poverty exist on earth, books of the nature of Les Miserables cannot fail to be of use. ✨ Victor Hugo (2016). Les miserables, p.3, Victor Hugo
Sublime upon sublime scarcely presents a contrast, and we need a little rest from everything, even the beautiful. ✨ Victor Hugo (1909). The Works of Victor Hugo ...

Success is an ugly thing. Men are deceived by its false resemblances to merit.... They confound the brilliance of the firmament with the star-shaped footprints of a duck in the mud. ✨ Victor Hugo (1980). Les misérables, Viking Pr

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes