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What is said about men often has as much influence upon their lives, and especially upon their destinies, as what they do.

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Victor Hugo
Age: 83 †
Born: 1802
Born: February 26
Died: 1885
Died: May 22
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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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Love is like a tree: it grows by itself, roots itself deeply in our being and continues to flourish over a heart in ruin. The inexplicable fact is that the blinder it is, the more tenacious it is. It is never stronger than when it is completely unreasonable.
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