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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

Indigestion is charged by God with enforcing morality on the stomach. – Victor Hugo

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God
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Victor Hugo
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Greater than the tread of mighty armies is an idea whose time has come. – Victor Hugo

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Time
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If we know that our own men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the enemy is not open to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory. – Sun Tzu

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Men

I believe in the brotherhood of all men, but I dont believe in wasting brotherhood on anyone who doesnt want to practice it with me. Brotherhood is a two-way street. – Malcom X

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Men

The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. – John Stuart Mill

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Men

Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable tells us about a million men. – Gilbert K. Chesterton

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Men

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Her lips on his could tell him better than all her stumbling words. – Margaret Mitchell

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We have no reason to think that climate change is harmful if you look at the world as a whole. Most places, in fact, are better off being warmer than being colder. And historically, the really bad times for the environment and for people have been the cold periods rather than the warm periods. – Freeman Dyson

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I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while. – Naguib Mahfouz

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Value people on their potential, not on their history. – Bo Bennett

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