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It is the end. But of what? The end of France? No. The end of kings? Yes.

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Victor Hugo
Age: 83 †
Born: 1802
Born: February 26
Died: 1885
Died: May 22
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Work, which makes a man free, and thought, which makes him worthy of freedom.
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Dear God! how beauty varies in nature and art.
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Strange to say, the luminous world is the invisible world the luminous world is that which we do not see. Our eyes of flesh see only night.
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As for methods of prayer, all of them are good as long as they are sincere.
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And, moreover, when it happens that both are sincere and good, nothing will mix and amalgamate more easily than an old priest and an old soldier. In reality, they are the same kind of man. One has devoted himself to country upon earth, the other to his country in heaven there is no other difference.
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There are many tongues to talk, and but few heads to think.
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