The human soul has still greater need of the ideal than of the real. It is by the real... - Victor Hugo at BrainyQuote

The human soul has still greater need of the ideal than of the real. It is by the real that we exist; it is by the ideal that we live.

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Author Profession: Author

Nationality: French

Born: February 26, 1802

Died: May 22, 1885

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