“ One cannot judge of a thing when he does not know what it is. ”
Victor Hugo, Ninety-Three (1874). copy citation
| Author | Victor Hugo |
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| Source | Ninety-Three |
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| Date | 1874 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ninety-three |
Context
“Where has he put my children?"
She was like one deranged. Her voice grew very gentle.
"You understand," she said to him, "I cannot stay like this. You have never had children, I have had them. That makes a difference. One cannot judge of a thing when he does not know what it is. You have never had any children, have you?"
"No," replied Tellmarch.
"As for me, I had nothing else. Without my children, what am I? I wish some one would tell me why I am without my children. I feel sure something has happened, but I do not understand.”
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