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A bit of mould is a pleiad of flowers a nebula is an ant-hill of stars.

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Victor Hugo
Age: 83 †
Born: 1802
Born: February 26
Died: 1885
Died: May 22
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A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.
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Have no fear of robbers or murderers. They are external dangers, petty dangers. We should fear ourselves. Prejudices are the real robbers vices the real murderers. The great dangers are within us. Why worry about what threatens our heads or our purses? Let us think instead of what threatens our souls.
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You who suffer because you love, love still more. To die of love, is to live by it.
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The holy law of Jesus Christ governs our civilisation, but it does not yet permeate it.
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The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of the fact that he is ignorant.
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You have enemies? Why, it is the story of every man who has done a great deed or created a new idea. It is the cloud which thunders around everything that shines. Fame must have enemies, as light must have gnats. Do no bother yourself about it disdain. Keep your mind serene as you keep your life clear.
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