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If you want to civilize a man, begin with his grandmother.

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Victor Hugo
Age: 83 †
Born: 1802
Born: February 26
Died: 1885
Died: May 22
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Animals are happy, said the queen. They run no risk of going to hell. They are there already, replied Josiana.
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Youth is the future smiling at a stranger, which is itself.
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Daring is the price of progress. All splendid conquests are the prize of boldness, more or less.
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He who contemplates the depths of Paris is seized with vertigo. Nothing is more fantastic. Nothing is more tragic. Nothing is more sublime.
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By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour.
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Press on! A better fate awaits thee.
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Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.
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