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Dear God! how beauty varies in...

Dear God! how beauty varies in nature and art.

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England has two books, the Bib...

England has two books, the Bible and Shakespeare. England made Shakespeare,but the Bible made England.

Victor Hugo 1217 quotes

To a gargoyle on the ramparts ...

To a gargoyle on the ramparts of Notre Dame as Esmeralda rides off with Gringoire Quasimodo says. 'Why was I not made of stone like thee?

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The poor man shuddered, overfl...

The poor man shuddered, overflowed with an angelic joy; he declared in his transport that this would last through life; he said to himself that he really had not suffered enough to deserve such radiant happiness, and he thanked God, in the depths of his soul, for having permitted that he, a miserable man, should be so loved by this innocent being.

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Marius and Cosette were in the...

Marius and Cosette were in the dark in regard to each other. They did not speak, they did not bow, they were not acquainted; they saw each other; and, like the stars in the sky separated by millions of leagues, they lived by gazing upon each other.

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He did not study God; he was d...

He did not study God; he was dazzled by him.

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The sadness which reigned ever...

The sadness which reigned everywhere was but an excuse for unfailing kindness.

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Everything Changes. The only t...

Everything Changes. The only thing that remains immovable across the centuries and fixes the character of a people is cooking.

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The real, native South Seas fo...

The real, native South Seas food is lousy. You can't eat it.

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Wherever the Turkish hoof trod...

Wherever the Turkish hoof trods, no grass grows.

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If a man has his throat cut in...

If a man has his throat cut in Paris, it's a murder. If 50,000 people are murdered in the east, it is a question.

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For true poetry, complete poet...

For true poetry, complete poetry, consists in the harmony of contraries. Hence, it is time to say aloud--and it is here above allthat exceptions prove the rule--that everything that exists in nature exists in art.

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Poetry contains philosophy as ...

Poetry contains philosophy as the soul contains reason.

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It has become necessary to cal...

It has become necessary to call the attention of European governments to a fact which is apparently so insignificant that the governments seem not to notice it. The fact is this: an entire people is being annihilated. Where? In Europe. Are there witnesses? One witness, the entire world. Do the governments see it? No.

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I refuse the oration of all ch...

I refuse the oration of all churches. I ask a prayer of all souls. I believe in God.

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Woman, nude, is the blue sky. ...

Woman, nude, is the blue sky. Clouds and garments are an obstacle to contemplation. Beauty and infinity would be gazed upon unveiled.

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God secludes Himself; but the ...

God secludes Himself; but the thinker listens at the door.

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The aim of art is almost divin...

The aim of art is almost divine: to bring to life again if it is writing history, to create if it is writing poetry.

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Primitive times are lyrical, a...

Primitive times are lyrical, ancient times epical, modern times dramatic. The ode sings of eternity, the epic imparts solemnity tohistory, the drama depicts life. The characteristic of the first poetry is ingeniousness, of the second, simplicity, of the third, truth.

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This book should be read as on...

This book should be read as one would read the book of a dead man.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....