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" The word is the Verb, and the Verb is God. "
Victor Hugo
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" To think is of itself to be useful; it is always and in all cases a striving toward God. "
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" Reaction - a boat which is going against the current but which does not prevent the river from flowing on. "
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" When grace is joined with wrinkles, it is adorable. There is an unspeakable dawn in happy old age. "
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