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Victor Hugo quote about man from Les Misérables (1862) - A man without a woman is a pistol without a trigger; it is the woman that sets the man off.

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“ A man without a woman is a pistol without a trigger; it is the woman that sets the man off. ”

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Author

Victor Hugo

Source

Les Misérables

Topic

man woman action

Date

1862

Language

English

Reference

Note

Translation by Isabel F. Hapgood in 1887

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http://www.gutenberg.org/files/135/135-h/135-h.htm

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Victor Hugo quote about man from Les Misérables (1862) - A man without a woman is a pistol without a trigger; it is the woman that sets the man off.

Victor Hugo quote about man from Les Misérables (1862) - A man without a woman is a pistol without a trigger; it is the woman that sets the man off.

Victor Hugo quote about man from Les Misérables (1862) - A man without a woman is a pistol without a trigger; it is the woman that sets the man off.

Victor Hugo quote about man from Les Misérables (1862) - A man without a woman is a pistol without a trigger; it is the woman that sets the man off.