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Edith Wharton Quotes about Life

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There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

Edith Wharton
Inspirational, Life, Birthday
"Vesalius in Zante (1564)" st. 12 (1902)

Life is the saddest thing there is, next to death.

Edith Wharton
Life, Next, Saddest
Edith Wharton (2016). “A Backward Glance”, p.285, Edith Wharton

Life is always either; a tight -rope or a feather-bed . — Give me the tightrope.

Edith Wharton
Life, Giving, Bed

Life is either always a tight-rope or a featherbed. Give me a tight-rope.

Edith Wharton
Inspirational, Life, Giving

We can't behave like people in novels, though, can we?

Edith Wharton
Life, People, Novel
Edith Wharton (2015). “The Age of Innocence”, p.67, Xist Publishing

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