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Quote by Victor Hugo

“The most beautiful of altars, he said, is the soul of an unhappy creature consoled and thankfing God.”

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This compilation includes various novels, poetry, and plays written by Victor Hugo, showcasing his extensive and influential literary career. more

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Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo, a French romantic poet, novelist, and playwright, was born on February 26, 1802, and died on May 22, 1885. He is considered one of the greatest writers in French literary history, known for his profound humanistic concerns and rich imagination. more

“Sherlock: You're keeping a SCRAPBOOK. Only old ladies and pre-pubescent girls keep scrapbooks, John. John: It's not a scrapbook, Sherlock. I'm collecting papers relevant to the cases. It helps me remember the details. And it was locked away in my desk drawer. Sherlock: The lock on your desk drawer was insulting me with its pretense at security.”

Helping Remember Girl Cases Security Paper Details Help Me Relevant Locked Desks Locks Papers Collecting Insulting Pretense Drawers Old Lady Insulting Me

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“Better overcautious than missing a jugular vein, as the saying goes." That was a very morbid saying. Maybe only vampire said it.”

Said Missing Vampire Veins Morbid Saying Maybe

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“Each beat of your heart is a small miracle, you know, so don't get carried away.”

Knows Heart Beats Miracle Carried Away Small Miracles

Author:Mathias Malzieu

“It's sometimes a painful process. It's a change that has to be motivated by a higher purpose, by the willingness to subordinate what you think you want now for what you want later.”

Thinking Want Sometimes Purpose Process Higher Painful What You Want Willingness Motivated Subordinates Higher Purpose

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Source: The Stephen R. Covey Interactive Reader - 4 Books in 1: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, First Things First, and the Best of the Most Renowned Leadership Teacher of our Time

“If you don't let a teacher know what level you are -- by asking a question, or revealing your ignorance -- you will not learn or grow”

Ifs Knows Grows Levels Teacher Ignorance Asking Revealing

Book:Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People: Living THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE Every Day

Source: Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People: Living THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE Every Day

“I feel like I might start crying and that I'm going to cry pee.”

Feels Might Cry

Book:Paper Towns

Source: Paper Towns

“Nobody will protect you from your suffering. You can't cry it away or eat it away or starve it away or walk it away or punch it away or even therapy it away. It's just there, and you have to survive it. You have to endure it. You have to live through it and love it and move on and be better for it and run as far as you can in the direction of your best and happiest dreams across the bridge that was built by your own desire to heal.”