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| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
| NUMBER: | 29234 |
| QUOTATION: | Do not ask the name of the person who seeks a bed for the night. He who is reluctant to give his name is the one who most needs shelter. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Victor Hugo (1802–1885), French poet, dramatist, novelist. Bienvenu Myriel, the bishop of Digne, in Les Misérables, pt. 1, bk. 1, ch. 6 (1862). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | Hugo Collection. |
| The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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