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I'm religiously opposed to religion.

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Victor Hugo
Age: 83 †
Born: 1802
Born: February 26
Died: 1885
Died: May 22
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Who then understands the reciprocal flux and reflux of the infinitely great and the infinitely small, the echoing of causes in the abysses of being, and the avalanches of creation?
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It is grievous for a man to leave behind him a shadow in his own shape.
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All the human and animal manure which the world wastes, if returned to the land, instead of being thrown into the sea, would suffice to nourish the world.
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Genius: the superhuman in man.
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Idleness is the heaviest of all oppressions.
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These are true felicities. No joy beyond these joys. Love is the only ecstasy, everything else weeps
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The word is the Verb, and the Verb is God.
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I would rather be the head of a fly than the tail of a lion.
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Do you know what friendship is... it is to be brother and sister two souls which touch without mingling, two fingers on one hand.
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Fame must have enemies, as light must have gnats.
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I see black light (his last words)
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The guillotine is the ultimate expression of Law, and its name is vengeance it is not neutral, nor does it allow us to remain neutral.
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And then, strange to say, the first symptom of true love in a young man is timidity in a girl, it is boldness.
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Symmetry is tedious, and tedium is the very basis of mourning. Despair yawns.
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Nothing awakens reminiscence like an aroma.
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A faith is a necessity to a man. Woe to him who believes in nothing.
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One drop of wine is enough to redden a whole glass of water.
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Equality does not mean that all plants must grow to the same height - a society of tall grass and dwarf trees, a jostle of conflicting jealousies. It means, in civic terms, an equal outlet for all talents in political terms, that all votes will carry the same weight and in religious terms that all beliefs will enjoy equal rights.
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Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and the eclipse does not become endless night. Dawn and resurrection are synonymous. The reappearance of the light is the same as the survival of the soul.
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