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Quote by Victor Hugo
Jesus wept Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that hu

Jesus wept Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived the grace of present civilization. – Victor Hugo

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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. – Victor Hugo

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A saint addicted to excessive self-abnegation is a dangerous associate; he may infect you with poverty, and a stiffening of those joints which are needed for advancement — in a word, with more renunciation than you care for — and so you flee the contagion. – Victor Hugo

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His smile is like the silver plate on a coffin. – John Philpot Curran

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Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look, smile, or act. – Abraham Cahan

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Beautiful isle of the sea, Smile on the brow of the waters. – George Cooper

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I have found that a smile and a stick will carry you through all right, and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred it is the smile that does the trick. – Robert Powell

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