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Quote by Victor Hugo
The mountains, the forest, and the sea, render men savage they dev

The mountains, the forest, and the sea, render men savage they develop the fierce, but yet do not destroy the human. – Victor Hugo

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Prometheus is action. Hamlet is hesitation. In Prometheus the obstacle is exterior; in Hamlet it is interior. In Prometheus the will is securely nailed down by nails of brass and cannot get loose; besides, it has by its side two watchers – Victor Hugo

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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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Love is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature as the celestial breathing of the atmosphere of paradise. – Victor Hugo

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