Quotes about Compassion
He visited the poor so long as he had any money; when he no longer had any, he visited the rich.
— Victor Hugo
Love one another dearly, always. Nothing else in the world really matters but that: to love one another.
— Victor Hugo
A good mayor is a useful person. How can you hold back when you have the chance to do good?
— Victor Hugo
They are les misérables - the outcasts, the underdogs. And who is to blame? Is it not the most fallen who have most need of charity?
— Victor Hugo
Oh, you who are! Ecclesiastes calls you the All-powerful; the Maccabees call you the Creator; the Epistle to the Ephesians calls you liberty; Baruch calls you Immensity; the Psalms call you Wisdom and Truth; John calls you Light; the Books of Kings call you Lord; Exodus calls you Providence; Leviticus, Sanctity; Esdras, Justice; the creation calls you God; man calls you Father; but Solomon calls you Compassion, and that is the most beautiful of all your names.
— Victor Hugo
What is this history of Fantine? It is society purchasing a slave. From whom? From misery. From hunger, cold, isolation, destitution. A dolorous bargain. A soul for a morsel of bread. Misery offers; society accepts.
— Victor Hugo
To love another person is to see the face of God
— Victor Hugo
This is the shade of difference: the door of physicianshould never be shut, the door of the priest should always be open.
— Victor Hugo
His only theatre is the free show that god provides, the sky and the stars, flowers and children, mankind who's sufferings he shares and the created world in which he is trying his wings
— Victor Hugo
The most ferocious creatures are disarmed by caresses bestowed on their young.
— Victor Hugo
Love each other well and always. There is nothing else but that in the world: love for each other.
— Victor Hugo
The convict was transfigured into Christ.
— Victor Hugo