Victor Hugo quote: It is wrong to become absorbed in the divine law to such a degree as not to perceive human law. ...

It is wrong to become absorbed in the divine law to such a degree as not to perceive human law. Death belongs to God alone. By what right do men touch that unknown thing?

~ Victor Hugo ~

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