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Juliette Drouet's Love-Letters to Victor Hugo : Edited with a Biography of Juliette Drouet

Juliette Drouet's Love-Letters to Victor Hugo presents a collection of intimate correspondence between Juliette Drouet and the renowned French poet and playwright, Victor Hugo. The letters provide a candid and personal account of their relationship, offering readers a unique perspective on the private lives of these two prominent individuals. The volume also includes a comprehensive biography of Juliette Drouet, shedding light on her life and background. more

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Juliette Drouet
Juliette Drouet

Juliette Drouet, a renowned French actress, was born on April 10, 1806, and passed away on May 11, 1883. She is celebrated for her exceptional performances in the 19th-century French theater and was a star of Parisian stages. more

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“The Vedanta teaches men to have faith in themselves first. As certain religions of the world say that a man who does not believe in a Personal God outside of himself is an atheist, so the Vedanta says, a man who does not believe in himself is an atheist. Not believing in the glory of our own soul is what the Vedanta calls atheism.”

“We have lost faith in ourselves. Therefore to preach the Advaita aspect of the Vedanta is necessary to rouse up the hearts of men, to show them the glory of their souls. It is therefore that I preach this Advaita, and I do so not as a sectarian, but upon universal and widely acceptable grounds.”

“This faith in themselves was in the hearts of our ancestors, this faith in themselves was the motive power that pushed them forward and forward in the march of civilisation, and if there has been degeneration, if there has been defect, mark my words, you will find that degeneration to have started on the day our people lost faith in themselves.”