Quote by F.H. Bradley
Our live experiences fixed in aphorisms stiffen into cold epigram.

Our live experiences fixed in aphorisms stiffen into cold epigram. Our heart’s blood, as we write with it, darkens into ink. – F.H. Bradley

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