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It seemed to be a necessary ritual that he should prepare himself for sleep by meditating under the solemnity of the night sky... a mysterious transaction between the infinity of the soul and the infinity of the universe.

Victor Hugo

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Victor Hugo
Age: 83 †
Born: 1802
Born: February 26
Died: 1885
Died: May 22
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Jesus wept Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived the grace of present civilization.
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Gutenberg's invention of printing is the greatest event-the mother of revolution
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But when ill indeed, Even dismissing the doctor don't always succeed.
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