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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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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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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

Butterflies dot springtime with flitting airy kisses. – Terri Guillemets, “Spring flight & grounding,” 2014

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Butterflies

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough. – Rabindranath Tagore

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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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Men were made for war. Without it they wandered greyly about, getting under the feet of the women, who were trying to organize the really important things of life. – Alice Thomas Ellis

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Men

The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven. – Benjamin Disraeli

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History

Meetings are a great trap. Soon you find yourself trying to get agreement and then the people who disagree come to think they have a right to be persuaded. However, they are indispensable when you dont want to do anything. – John Kenneth Galbraith

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Committee