We learn that it is not the rays which bodies absorb, but those which …

Thomas Hardy
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We learn that it is not the rays which bodies absorb, but those which they reject, that give them the colours they are known by; and in the same way people are specialized by their dislikes and antagonisms, whilst their goodwill is looked upon as no attribute at all. ✨ Thomas Hardy (2016). Far from the Madding Crowd: Works of Hardy, p.95, 谷月社
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