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Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters. - Victor Hugo

Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters. – Victor Hugo

Other quotes by Victor Hugo

It seemed to be a necessary ritual that he should prepare himself for sleep by meditating under the solemnity of the night sky… a mysterious transaction between the infinity of the soul and the infinity of the universe. – Victor Hugo

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Night
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Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time. – Victor Hugo

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Time
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Men should only believe half of what women say. But which half? – Jean Giraudoux

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A man can be short and dumpy and getting bald but if he has fire, women will like him. – Mae West

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Once men are caught up in an event, they cease to be afraid. Only the unknown frightens men. – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues. – Jean de la Bruyere

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Some of us think holding on makes us strong but sometimes it is letting go. – Hermann Hesse

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It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not. – Andre Gide

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Our disputants put me in mind of the cuttlefish that, when he is unable to extricate himself, blackens the water about him till he becomes invisible. – Joseph Addison

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“I must do something” always solves more problems than “Something must be done.” – Author Unknown

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