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Quote by Herman Melville
Is there some principal of nature which states that we never know

Is there some principal of nature which states that we never know the quality of what we have until it is gone? – Herman Melville

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Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting her eternity. – Herman Melville

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Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit. – Anton Chekhov

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A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine. – Anne Bronte

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Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn. – Walter Scott

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None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature offers no clue to the character or quality of the person underneath. – Marian Anderson

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