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Collection of the best phrases and famous quotes from the most prominent authors.

Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

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There are so many beautiful women, but there are no perfect ones.

Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

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In the eyes of the young, the flame burns; in the eyes of the old, the light shines.

Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

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Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, regardless of the body's activity, the soul is on its knees.

Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

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The soul has illusions, just like the bird has wings. That is what sustains it.

Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

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When love is happy, it leads the soul to sweetness and kindness.

Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

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Curious thing! The first symptom of true love in a young man is shyness, in a young woman it is boldness.

Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

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The love is a burning forgetfulness of everything.

Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

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Man is an infinitely small copy of God. This is enough glory for man. Despite my insignificance, I acknowledge that God is within me.

Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

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The greater a man's knowledge, the greater his faith must be; and the closer he gets to God, the clearer his vision of God becomes.

Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

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Art, in itself, does not move forward or backward.

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Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

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God reveals Himself to us first through the life of the universe, second through human thought. The first manifestation is called nature, the second art.

Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

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The acceptance of oppression by the oppressed ends up being complicity; cowardice is consent; there is shameful solidarity and participation between the government that does wrong and the people who allow it to do so.