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We are all under sentence of death, but with a sort of indefinite reprieve.

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Victor Hugo
Age: 83 †
Born: 1802
Born: February 26
Died: 1885
Died: May 22
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Desiring always to be in mourning, he clothed himself with night.
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As with stomachs, we should pity minds that do not eat.
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I advance in life, I grow more simple, and I become more and more patriotic for humanity.
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Excitement is not enjoyment: in calmness lies true pleasure. The most precious wines are sipped, not bolted at a swallow.
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If you are stone, be magnetic if a plant, be sensitive but if you are human be love.
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I'd rather be hissed at for a good verse, than applauded for a bad one.
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Every body drags its shadow, and every mind its doubt.
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