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He saw before him two roads, both equally straight but he saw two and that terrified him — him, who had never in his life known but one straight line. And, bitter anguish, these two roads were contradictory.
Victor Hugo
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Victor Hugo
Age: 83 †
Born: 1802
Born: February 26
Died: 1885
Died: May 22
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What is called honors and dignities, and even honor and dignity, is generally fool's gold.
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Nature, like a kind and smiling mother, lends herself to our dreams and cherishes our fancies.
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