Quote by Edith Wharton
There are two ways to spread happiness; either be the light who sh

There are two ways to spread happiness; either be the light who shines it or be the mirror who reflects it. – Edith Wharton

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There are moments when a mans imagination, so easily subdued to what it lives in, suddenly rises above its daily level and surveys the long windings of destiny. – Edith Wharton

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Imagination
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There is too much sour grapes for my taste in the present American attitude. The time to denounce the bankers was when we were all feeding off their gold plate; not now! At present they have not only my sympathy but my preference. They are the last representatives of our native industries. – Edith Wharton

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Banks / Banking
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The best mirror is an old friend. – Peter Nivio Zarlenga

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I often think if mirrors could give up their dead how wonderful it would be. – Bessie Parkes Belloc

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Take care that the face that looks out from the mirror in the morning is a pleasant face. You may not see it again during the day, but others will. – Anon.

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Mirrors

She went over to the mirror…glancing at herself sidelong, as women do who think they have lost their beauty; repudiating a complete reflection. – Rosamond Lehman

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