O Heaven, it is mysterious, it is awful to consider that we not only c…

Thomas Carlyle
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O Heaven, it is mysterious, it is awful to consider that we not only carry each a future Ghost within him; but are, in very deed, Ghosts! ✨ Sartor Resartus: The Historian.
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