Victor Hugo

Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.

Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.

Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.

Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.

To reform a man, you must begin with his grandmother.

To reform a man, you must begin with his grandmother.

A little girl without a doll is almost as unfortunate and quite as impossible as a woman without children.

A little girl without a doll is almost as unfortunate and quite as impossible as a woman without children.

You'll see that, since our fate is ruled by chance,
Each man, unknowing, great,
Should frame life read more

You'll see that, since our fate is ruled by chance,
Each man, unknowing, great,
Should frame life so that at some future hour
Fact and his dreamings meet.