Great griefs exhaust. They discourage us with life. The man into whom …

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Great griefs exhaust. They discourage us with life. The man into whom they enter feels something taken from him. In youth, their visit is sad; later on, it is ominous. ✨ Victor Hugo (2007). Hugo's Works: Les Miserables (St. Denis), p.379, Wildside Press LLC
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Great griefs exhaust. They discourage us with life. The man into whom they enter feels something taken from him. In youth, their visit is sad; later on, it is ominous. ✨ Victor Hugo (2007). Hugo's Works: Les Miserables (St. Denis), p.379, Wildside Press LLC

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