To be a saint is the exception; to be a just person is the rule. Err, …

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To be a saint is the exception; to be a just person is the rule. Err, stumble, commit sin, but be one of the just. ✨ Victor Hugo (2014). Les Mis??rables, p.13, Modern Library
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