"There is always more misery among the..." - Quote by Victor Hugo
There is always more misery among the lower classes than there is humanity in the higher.
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“I will be Chateaubriand or nothing.”
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“Speak, what trade art thou?Why, sir, a carpenter.Where is thy leather apron and thy rule?What does thou with thy best apparel on?”
“Education gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich.”