Quote by Victor Hugo
Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive

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

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Smallness in a great man seems smaller by its disproportion with all the rest. – Victor Hugo

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A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness. – Elbert Hubbard

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If you cant make it good, at least make it look good. – Bill Gates

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You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty. – Louisa May Alcott

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