Hugo

Famous quotes containing the word hugo:

    Let us have compassion for those under chastisement. Alas, who are we ourselves? Who am I and who are you? Whence do we come and is it quite certain that we did nothing before we were born? This earth is not without some resemblance to a gaol. Who knows but that man is a victim of divine justice? Look closely at life. It is so constituted that one senses punishment everywhere.
    —Victor Hugo (1802–1885)

    work until my heart is short,
    then go out slowly with a feeble grin,
    my fingers flexing but my eyes gone gray
    from cramps and the lack of oxygen.
    —Richard Hugo (1923–1982)

    God secludes Himself; but the thinker listens at the door.
    —Victor Hugo (1802–1885)