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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

Other quotes by Edith Wharton

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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Edith Wharton
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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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Art
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Edith Wharton
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People pay for what they do, and still more, for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it simply: by the lives they lead. – Edith Wharton

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Karma
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Edith Wharton
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Butterflies
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I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free. – Charles Dickens

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Butterflies

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

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Butterflies

We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever. – Carl Sagan

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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

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