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Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men.

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Victor Hugo
Age: 83 †
Born: 1802
Born: February 26
Died: 1885
Died: May 22
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To die is nothing but it is terrible not to live.
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As with stomachs, we should pity minds that do not eat.
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