Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh l…

George MacDonald
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Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk. ✨ George MacDonald (2015). Delphi Complete Works of George MacDonald (Illustrated), p.5832, Delphi Classics
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