QUOTE (Victor Hugo) – Feb 26

February 26, 2014

“When I go down to the grave I can say, like many others, ‘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, it opens on the dawn! “
~Victor Hugo

“Have no fear of robbers or murderers. They are external dangers, petty dangers. We should fear ourselves. Prejudices are the real robbers; vices the real murderers. The great dangers are within us. Why worry about what threatens our heads or our purses? Let us think instead of what threatens our souls.”
~ Victor Hugo

In honor of Victor Hugo, author of ‘Notre Dame de Paris’ (Hunchback of Notre Dame) and ‘Les Misérables‘, who was born on this day in 1802.

Resources:
This Day in History – February 26
Quotes Collection: Victor Hugo
Christian Quotes by Victor Hugo

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6 comments

Wonderful quotes! I love that you include this sort of thing on your blog! I get a lot of pleasure from quotes for some reason. A lot of wisdom in so many of them.
by Elaine February 27, 2014 at 9:16 pm

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Wonderful quotes, especially the last.
by Petra February 26, 2014 at 4:54 pm

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Excellent quotes! You bring some nourishing substance to your blog table. Way to go. Peace, T
by Wilder Man on Rolling Creek February 26, 2014 at 2:44 pm

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by Life Opens On the Dawn! | Lillie-Put February 26, 2014 at 12:25 pm

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Wow! Great quotes. I especially like that first one!
by joseph elon lillie February 26, 2014 at 11:25 am

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That second paragraph is incredibly revealing. Very true, too.
by tellthetruth1 February 26, 2014 at 7:21 am

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