To confide is sometimes to deliver into a person's power.

To confide is sometimes to deliver into a person's power.

📖 Victor Hugo

🌍 French | 👨‍💼 Author

🎂 February 26, 1802 – ⚰️ May 22, 1885

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The quote from Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables" suggests that sharing our innermost thoughts and feelings can leave us vulnerable. When we confide in someone, we essentially place a part of ourselves in their hands, giving them the authority and responsibility over that information. This act of trust can deepen relationships but also carries inherent risks, as the person we confide in holds the potential to misuse that trust.

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I mean that man is ruled by a tyrant whose name is Ignorance, and that is the tyrant I sought to overthrow. That is the tyrant which gave birth to monarchy, and monarchy is authority based on falsehood, whereas knowledge is authority based on truth. Man should be ruled by knowledge. — Victor Hugo Les Miserables

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