Victor Hugo Flames Quotations

It is the essence of truth that it is never excessive.... We must not resort to the flame where only light is required.

There is suffering in the light; in excess it burns. Flame is hostile to the wing. To burn and yet to fly, this is the miracle of genius.

It is the essence of truth that it is never excessive. Why should it exaggerate? There is that which should be destroyed and that which should be simply illuminated and studied. How great is the force of benevolent and searching examination! We must not resort to the flame where only light is required.

If you look in the eyes of the young, you see flame. If you look in the eyes of the old, you see light.