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Caution is the eldest child of wisdom.

Victor Hugo

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Victor Hugo
Age: 83 †
Born: 1802
Born: February 26
Died: 1885
Died: May 22
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That is to be two and to be but one. A man and a woman mingled into one angel. It is heaven.
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