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They seemed to come suddenly upon happiness as if they had surpris

They seemed to come suddenly upon happiness as if they had surprised a butterfly in the winter woods. – Edith Wharton

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Old age, calm, expanded, broad with the haughty breadth of the universe, old age flowing free with the delicious near-by freedom of death. – Edith Wharton

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Age
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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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Mirrors
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Another unsettling element in modern art is that common symptom of immaturity, the dread of doing what has been done before. – Edith Wharton

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Just like the butterfly, I too will awaken in my own time. – Deborah Chaskin

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Flowers and butterflies drift in color, illuminating spring. – Author Unknown

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Butterflies

We are closer to the ants than to butterflies. Very few people can endure much leisure. – Gerald Brenan

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Butterflies

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. – Author Unknown

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Pen names are masks that allow us to unmask ourselves. – Terri Guillemets

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No single man can be taken as a model for a perfect figure, for no man lives on earth who is endowed with the whole of beauty. – Albrecht Durer

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Species go extinct because there are historical contraints built into a given body or a given design. – Kevin Kelly

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design

But I say to you, that every one who looks on a woman to lust for her has committed adultery with her already in his heart. Matthew 5:28 – Bible

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