Success is an ugly thing. Men are deceived by its false resemblances t…

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Success is an ugly thing. Men are deceived by its false resemblances to merit.... They confound the brilliance of the firmament with the star-shaped footprints of a duck in the mud. ✨ Victor Hugo (1980). Les misérables, Viking Pr
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Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and the eclipse does not become endless night. Dawn and resurrection are synonymous. The reappearance of the ligh … ▶

Success is an ugly thing. Men are deceived by its false resemblances to merit.... They confound the brilliance of the firmament with the star-shaped footprints of a duck in the mud. ✨ Victor Hugo (1980). Les misérables, Viking Pr

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