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“When all the other animals, downcast looked upon the earth, he [Prometheus] gave a face raised on high to man, and commanded him to see the sky and raise his high eyes to the stars.”
― Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses

“Not being heard is no reason for silence.”
― Hugo, Victor, Les Misérables

“Life's great happiness is to be convinced we are loved.”
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

“Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.”
― Ovid