So long as ignorance and misery remain on earth, books like this cannot be useless. Author: Victor Hugo Copy Quote More from Victor Hugo “Sacrificing earth to paradise is like leaving your fortune to a corpse. I'm not…” “The crowd mistrusts the allurement of paladins. The masses, ponderous bodies th…” “Did not i say that things would come right of themselves? said the Bishop. Then…” “At certain moments, the foot slips ; at others, the ground gives way. How many …”