There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror …

Edith Wharton
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There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. ✨ Vesalius in Zante (1564) st. 12 (1902)
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There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. ✨ Vesalius in Zante (1564) st. 12 (1902)

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