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He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
Victor Hugo
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Victor Hugo
Age: 83 †
Born: 1802
Born: February 26
Died: 1885
Died: May 22
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Great buildings, like great mountains, are the work of centuries.
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Reason is intelligence taking exercise. Imagination is intelligence with an erection.
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Whatever causes night in our souls may leave stars. Cimourdain was full of virtues and truth, but they shine out of a dark background.
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To be wicked does not insure prosperity - for the inn did not succeed well.
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No religion but blasphemes a little.
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There is a sacred horror about everything grand. It is easy to admire mediocrity and hills but whatever is too lofty, a genius as well as a mountain, an assembly as well as a masterpiece, seen too near, is appalling.
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All who suffer are full of hatred all who live drag a remorse: the dead alone have broken their chains.
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To love is the half of to believe.
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Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.
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England has two books, the Bible and Shakespeare. England made Shakespeare,but the Bible made England.
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What love commences can be finished by God alone.
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Look not at the face, young girl, look at the heart. The heart of a handsome young man is often deformed. There are hearts in which love does not keep. Young girl, the pine is not beautiful it is not beautiful like the poplar, but it keeps its foliage in winter.
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He would give all of his clothes to his servant, admonishing him NOT to return them until he had completed his day's work.
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Emotion is always new.
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The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them.
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Do not ask the name of the person who seeks a bed for the night. He who is reluctant to give his name is the one who most needs shelter.
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A stand can be made against invasion by an army no stand can be made against invasion by an idea.
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