The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable. Author: Victor Hugo Copy Quote More from Victor Hugo “The first symptom of love in a young man is shyness; the first symptom in a wom…” “Questa luce, cioè la storia, è spietata; essa ha questo di strano e di divino, …” “Love is like a tree: it grows by itself, roots itself deeply in our being and c…” “In short, between men and women you want...""Equality.""Equality! You can't mea…”