Victor Hugo: Citáty v angličtine

Victor Hugo bol francúzsky básnik, prozaik a dramatik. Citáty v angličtine.
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“Monsieur' to a convict is a glass of water to a man dying of thirst at sea; ignominy thirsts for respect.”

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Victor Hugo kniha Les Misérables

Zdroj: Les Misérables

“Ah," cried Gavroche, "what does this mean? It rains again!… If this continues, I withdraw my subscription.”

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Victor Hugo kniha Les Misérables

Zdroj: Les Misérables

“… It all seemed to him to have disappeared as if behind a curtain at a theater. There are such curtains that drop in life. God is moving on to the next act.”

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Victor Hugo kniha Les Misérables

Zdroj: Les Misérables

“The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.”

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Victor Hugo kniha Les Misérables

Varianta: Life's great happiness is to be convinced we are loved.
Zdroj: Les Misérables

“There is no vacuum in the human heart. Certain demolitions take place, and it is well that they do, but on condition that they are followed by reconstructions.”

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Victor Hugo kniha Les Misérables

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“Jean Prouvaire was timid only in repose. Once excited, he burst forth, a sort of mirth accentuated his enthusiasm, and he was at once both laughing and lyric.”

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Zdroj: Les Misérables

“Love is a fault; so be it.”

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“His judgement demonstrates that one can be a genius and understand nothing of an art that is not one's own.”

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Victor Hugo kniha The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Zdroj: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

“To a gargoyle on the ramparts of Notre Dame as Esmeralda rides off with Gringoire Quasimodo says. "Why was I not made of stone like thee?”

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Victor Hugo kniha The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Zdroj: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

“The delight we inspire in others has this enchanting peculiarity that, far from being diminished like every other reflection, it returns to us more radiant than ever.”

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Victor Hugo kniha Les Misérables

Zdroj: Les Misérables

“People weighed down with troubles do not look back; they know only too well that misfortune stalks them.”

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Victor Hugo kniha Les Misérables

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“The mother… swinging the children by pulling on a length of string, while at the same time she kept and eye on them with that protective watchfulness, half animal, half angelic, which is the quality of motherhood.”

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“You look at a star for two reasons, because it is luminous, and because it is impenetrable. You have beside you a sweeter radiance and a greater mystery, woman.”

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Victor Hugo kniha Les Misérables

Zdroj: Les Miserables

“Of all the things that God has made, the human heart is the one which sheds the most light, alas! and the most darkness.”

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Victor Hugo kniha Les Misérables

Zdroj: Les Miserables

“Be serious,” said Enjolras. “I am wild,” replied Grantaire.”

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Victor Hugo kniha Les Misérables

Zdroj: Les Misérables

“Let us fear ourselves. Prejudices are the real robbers; vices are the real murderers. The great dangers lie within ourselves.”

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Victor Hugo kniha Les Misérables

Zdroj: Les Misérables

“The women laughed and wept; the crowd stamped their feet enthusiastically, for at that moment Quasimodo was really beautiful. He was handsome — this orphan, this foundling, this outcast.”

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Victor Hugo

Zdroj: The Hunchback Of Notre Dame

“If he had had all Peru in his pocket, he would certainly have given it to this dancer; but Gringoire had not Peru in his pocket; and besides, America was not yet discovered. (p. 66)”

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Victor Hugo kniha The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Zdroj: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame