Who really said it
Hugo’s French line is confirmed in Le roi s’amuse, Act II, Scene IV. The translator and date of this exact English version remain unidentified.
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“Life is the flower for which love is the honey” — After Victor Hugo, Le roi s’amuse, Act II, Scene IV; exact English translator and edition unconfirmed.
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Provenance
La vie est une fleur, l’amour en est le miel.
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Le roi s’amuse, Act II, Scene IV. See the linked research; a primary edition of the displayed wording has not been independently confirmed.
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