Victor Hugo's Quote - Our life dreams the Utopia. Our death achieves the Ideal.

At each of these northern posts there were interesting experiences in store for me, as one who had read all the books of northern travel and dreamed for half a lifetime of the north and that was – almost daily meeting with famous men. – Ernest Thompson Seton

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famous

In Britain, by contrast, we still think that class plays a part in determining a persons life chances, so were less inclined to celebrate success and less inclined to condemn failure. The upshot is that its much easier to be a failure in Britain than it is in America. – Toby Young

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Failure

Were we any different? I think not, papa; for I recollect very well that I used to try to peep through the key-hole on Christmas Eve, and was greatly vexed that my good mother always hung a cloth before it. – C.C. Shackford, “Christmas Eve in Germany,” c.1870, from the German

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Christmas Eve

A wholesome oblivion of ones neighbours is the beginning of wisdom. – Richard Le Gallienne

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Wisdom