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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

Life is the only real counselor wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue. – Edith Wharton

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

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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

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

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Butterflies

Love is like a butterfly: It goes where it pleases and it pleases wherever it goes. – Author Unknown

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Butterflies

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I had always thought that once you grew up you could do anything you wanted — stay up all night or eat ice cream straight out of the container. – Bill Bryson

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Childhood

Trifles make up the happiness or the misery of human life. – Alexander Smith

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Happiness

The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. – Chinese Proverb

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Health

Wed be working in our motel room through the night, and Id come up with an idea at two in the morning, and hed start jumping up and down, pacing across the room, or whatever. – Arthur Hiller

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Morning