Deceived Quote by Victor Hugo

“It may be remarked in passing that success is an ugly thing. Men are deceived by its false resemblences to merit.”

Victor Hugo

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“Blacheville smiles with the self-satisfied smugness of a man whose vanity is tickled”

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