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As a means of contrast with the sublime, the grotesque is, in our view, the richest source that nature can offer. ↗

— Victor Hugo

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I am an intelligent river which has reflected successively all the banks before which it has flowed by meditating only on the images offered by those changing shores. ↗

— Victor Hugo

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Nature has made a pebble and a female. The lapidary makes the diamond, and the lover makes the woman. ↗

— Victor Hugo

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Our life dreams the Utopia. Our death achieves the Ideal. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#death #dreams #ideal #life #our

It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#consolation #derive #life #people #troubles

Pain is as diverse as man. One suffers as one can. ↗

— Victor Hugo

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It is impossible to strive for the heroic life. The title of hero is bestowed by the survivors upon the fallen, who themselves know nothing of heroism. ↗

— Johan Huizinga

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Physical nature lies at our feet shackled with a hundred chains. What of the control of human nature? Do not point to the triumphs of psychiatry, social services or the war against crime. Domination of human nature can only mean the domination of every man by himself. ↗

— Johan Huizinga

#chains #control #crime #domination #every

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty. ↗

— David Hume

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All I've done all my life is just tried to better the game for our players and for those people watching. ↗

— Bobby Hull

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