Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves abo…

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Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are dragged down by the mass, either by ridicule or slander.
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Sleep comes more easily than it returns. ✨ Victor Hugo (2010). The Works of Victor Hugo, p.779, BookCaps Study Guides
A phenomenon often seen. A sceptic adhering to a believer; that is as simple as the law of the complementary colours. What we lack attracts us. Nobody loves the light like the blind man. ✨ Victor Hug … ▶
We must never fear robbers or murderers. They are dangers from outside, small dangers. It is ourselves we have to fear. Prejudice is the real robber, vice the real murderer. Why should we be troubled … ▶
Everything being a constant carnival, there is no carnival left. ✨ Victor Hugo, Charles Edwin Wilbour (1987). Les misérables, Dutton Adult
It is most pleasant to commit a just action which is disagreeable to someone whom one does not like.

Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are dragged down by the mass, either by ridicule or slander.

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