It may be that when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our …

Wendell Berry
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It may be that when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our real work, and that when we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real journey. ✨ Wendell Berry (2011). Standing by Words, p.97, Counterpoint Press
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It may be that when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our real work, and that when we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real journey. ✨ Wendell Berry (2011). Standing by Words, p.97, Counterpoint Press

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