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Quotation from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
“The supreme happiness of life consists in the conviction that one is loved; loved for one’s own sake—let us say rather, loved in spite of one’s self”
Les Misérables, Volume I, Book 5, Chapter IV, M. Madeleine in Mourning, trans. Isabel F. Hapgood
A reflection on the blind man served by a loving wife or daughter, in a chapter about Madeleine's private life.
Citation: "The supreme happiness of life consists in the conviction that one is loved; loved for one’s own sake—let us say rather, loved in spite of one’s self" — Victor Hugo, Les Misérables, Volume I, Book 5, Chapter IV, M. Madeleine in Mourning, trans. Isabel F. Hapgood. (id les-miserables-q4)
Portrait: Victor Hugo by Étienne Carjat 1876 - full, Étienne Carjat, Public domain.
