If the soul is left in darkness, sins will be committed. Th… - Victor Hugo

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If the soul is left in darkness, sins will be committed. The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but the one who causes the darkness. (Monseigneur Bienvenu in _Les Miserables_)

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Victor Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement, widely esteemed as one of the greatest of French writers and poets.

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Alternative Names: Victor Marie Hugo • Homme océan • Ocean Man • Victor-Marie Hugo

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The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but he who causes the darkness.

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You are adorable, mademoiselle. I study your feet with the microscope and your soul with the telescope.

From the depths of the gloom wherein you dwell, you do not see much more distinctly than we the radiant and distant portals of Eden. Only, the priests are mistaken. These holy portals are before and not behind us.

To rise at six, to sleep at ten,
To sup at ten, to dine at six,
Make a man live for ten times ten.

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