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The soul helps the body, and at certain moments raises it. It is the only bird that sustains its cage.
Victor Hugo
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Victor Hugo
Age: 83 †
Born: 1802
Born: February 26
Died: 1885
Died: May 22
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Popularity - a piece of faded tinsel, that is out of date.
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To love or have loved is all-sufficing. We must not ask for more. No other pearl is to be found in the shadowfolds of life. To love is an accomplishment.
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