There have been in this century only one great man and one great thing: Napoleon and liberty. For want of the great man, let us have the great thing.
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We are on the side of religion as opposed to religions, and we are among those who believe in the wretched inadequacy of sermons and the sublimity of prayer.Victor Hugo
My friends, remember this, that there are no weeds, and no worthless men, there are only bad farmers.
Victor Hugo
The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.
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Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure that they think he is growing old.
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The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable.
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A creditor is worse than a slave-owner; for the master owns only your person, but a creditor owns your dignity, and can command it.
Victor Hugo
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