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Whom man kills, him God restoreth to life.

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Victor Hugo
Age: 83 †
Born: 1802
Born: February 26
Died: 1885
Died: May 22
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Progress is the life-style of man.
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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.
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Desiring always to be in mourning, he clothed himself with night.
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Great griefs exhaust. They discourage us with life. The man into whom they enter feels something taken from him. In youth, their visit is sad later on, it is ominous.
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It is often necessary to know how to obey a woman in order sometimes to have the right to command her.
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The holy law of Jesus Christ governs our civilisation, but it does not yet permeate it.
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Emotion is always new and the word has always served therein lies the difficulty of expressing emotion.
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Let us fear the worst, but work with faith the best will always take care of itself.
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A doctor’s door should never be closed, a priest's door should always be open.
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Solitude either develops the mental power, or renders men dull and vicious.
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