Old hands soil, it seems, whatever they caress, but they too have thei…

Andre Gide
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Old hands soil, it seems, whatever they caress, but they too have their beauty when they are joined in prayer. Young hands were made for caresses and the sheathing of love. It is a pity to make them join too soon. ✨ Journals 1889-1949, 1929.
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