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Quote by Edith Wharton
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 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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Edith Wharton
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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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Edith Wharton
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Other Quotes from
Butterflies
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The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough. – Rabindranath Tagore

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Butterflies

This magnificent butterfly finds a little heap of dirt and sits still on it; but man will never on his heap of mud keep still. – Joseph Conrad

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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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Butterflies

The caterpillar does all the work but the butterfly gets all the publicity. – Attributed to George Carlin

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Butterflies

Random Quotes

Many lick before they bite. – Proverb

Category:
Flattery

How can a Man respect his Wife when he has a contemptible Opinion of her and her Sex? – Mary Astell

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respect

There is more simplicity in the man who eats caviar on impulse than in the man who eats grapenuts on principle. – G.K. Chesterton

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Miscellaneous

What fugitive from his country can also escape from himself. – Horace

Category:
Escape, Escapism