Arthur RimbaudL'aube exalteé ainsi qu'un peuple de colombes, et j'ai vu quelquefois ce que l'homme a cru voir! ( And dawn, exalted like a host of doves - and then I've seen what men believe they've seen! )
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"L'aube exalteé ainsi qu'un peuple de colombes, et j'ai vu quelquefois ce que l'homme a cru voir!" is a quote from Victor Hugo's "Notre-Dame de Paris". In it, Hugo claims that the dawn is like a host of doves and sometimes it looks like men have witnessed miracles. The quote suggests that if one doesn't believe in God, one will always see things differently.
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