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The convent, which belongs to the West as it does to the East, to antiquity as it does to the present time, to Buddhism and Muhammadanism as it does to Christianity, is one of the optical devices whereby man gains a glimpse of infinity.
Victor Hugo
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Victor Hugo
Age: 83 †
Born: 1802
Born: February 26
Died: 1885
Died: May 22
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Let the one fight for his flag, and the other for his ideal, and let them both imagine that they are fighting for the country the strife will be colossal.
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The guillotine is the ultimate expression of Law, and its name is vengeance it is not neutral, nor does it allow us to remain neutral.
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He who is not master of his own thoughts is not accountable for his own deeds.
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The little people must be sacred to the big ones, and it is from the rights of the weak that the duty of the strong is comprised.
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Inspiration and genius -one and the same.
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Life is a flower of which love is honey.
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He is the best gentleman that is the son of his own deserts, and not the degenerated heir of another's virtue.
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I love all men who think, even those who think otherwise than myself.
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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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Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad.
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One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of ideas.
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The need of the immaterial is the most deeply rooted of all needs. One must have bread but before bread, one must have the ideal.
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