"A flawless cup: how delicate and fine..." - Quote by Henry Van Dyke
A flawless cup: how delicate and fine The flowing curve of every jewelled line! Look, turn it up or down, 'tis perfect still-- But holds no drop of life's heart-warming wine.
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“What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else. But what you are will be yours forever.”
“The more keenly we are awake to the perils of life, the higher and grander is the possibility of being truly brave.”
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