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My misfortune is that I still resemble a man too much. I should liked to be wholly a beast like that goat. - Quasimodo

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Victor Hugo
Age: 83 †
Born: 1802
Born: February 26
Died: 1885
Died: May 22
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Success is a very hideous thing. Its false resemblance to merit deceives men.
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But alas, if I have not maintained my victory, it is God's fault for not making man and the devil of equal strength.
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