“When grace is joined with wrinkles, it is adorable. There is an unspeakable dawn in happy old age.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
Category: age
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Amnesty is as good for those who
“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.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
Category: good
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Rhyme, that enslaved queen, that supreme charm
“Rhyme, that enslaved queen, that supreme charm of our poetry, that creator of our meter.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
Category: poetry
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Peace is the virtue of civilization. War
“Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
Category: war
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Have courage for the great sorrows of
“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.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
Category: patience
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Have courage for the great sorrows of
“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.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
Category: courage
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Have courage for the great sorrows of
“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.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
Category: great
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Have courage for the great sorrows of
“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.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
Category: peace
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Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments
“Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
Category: attitude
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Love is a portion of the soul
“Love is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature as the celestial breathing of the atmosphere of paradise.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
Category: nature
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Well, for us, in history where goodness
“Well, for us, in history where goodness is a rare pearl, he who was good almost takes precedence over he who was great.”
— Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo
Category: good
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