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Victor Hugo was a 19th-century French writer and politician. Victor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo was a French Romantic author, poet, essayist, playwright, journalist, human rights activist and politician. Read more on Wikipedia →

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“Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.”
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“A criminal remains a criminal whether he uses a convict's suit or a monarch's crown.”
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“Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.”
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“Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.”
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“He left her. She was dissatisfied with him. He had preferred to incur her anger rather than cause her pain. He had kept all the pain for himself.”
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