But, reverend master, it is not sufficient to pass one's life, one must earn the means for life. Auteur: Victor Hugo Copy Quote More from Victor Hugo “The faults of women, children and servants,' he said, 'and of the weak, the poo…” “We all know the artfulness with which a dropped coin hides itself, and the job …” “It is a false and dangerous situation which bases public power on private want,…” “To be wicked does not insure prosperity.”