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The paradise of the rich is made out of the hell of the poor.[C’est de l’enfer des pauvres qu’est fait le paradis des riches.]

Source:(Estes and Lauriat, ed. 1869), Volume I, Part II. By Order of the King, Book II. Gwynplaine and Dea, Chapter XI. Gwynplaine Thinks Justice, and Ursus Speaks Truth, Page 352
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Victor Hugo (The Man Who Laughs Quotes)
  • Book: The Man Who Laughs
  • Writer: Victor Hugo
  • Genre: Classics, Fiction
  • Published: 1869
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