Victor Hugo Quotes About Enemies

Quotes about: Enemies

• You have enemies? Why, it is the story of every man who has done a great deed or created a new idea.

  Victor Hugo

  Wisdom, Men, Ideas

  Victor Hugo (2008). “Things Seen and Essays”, p.67, Wildside Press LLC

• Friend is sometimes a word devoid of meaning; enemy, never.

  Victor Hugo

  Friends, Enemy, Sometimes

• Fame must have enemies, as light must have gnats.

  Victor Hugo

  Wisdom, Light, Gnats

  Victor Hugo (2008). “Things Seen and Essays”, p.67, Wildside Press LLC

• You have enemies? Why, it is the story of every man who has done a great deed or created a new idea. It is the cloud which thunders around everything that shines. Fame must have enemies, as light must have gnats. Do no bother yourself about it; disdain. Keep your mind serene as you keep your life clear.

  Victor Hugo

  Men, Ideas, Gnats

  Victor Hugo (2009). “Things Seen (Choses Vues)”, p.78, Wildside Press LLC

• A benevolent malefactor, merciful, gentle, helpful, clement, a convict, returning good for evil, giving back pardon for hatred, preferring pity to vengeance, preferring to ruin himself rather than to ruin his enemy, saving him who had smitten him, kneeling on the heights of virtue, more nearly akin to an angel than to a man. Javert was constrained to admit to himself that this monster existed. Things could not go on in this manner.

  Victor Hugo

  Angel, Men, Evil

  Victor Hugo (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Victor Hugo (Illustrated)”, p.3429, Delphi Classics

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