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

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"Each time you happen to me all over again."

- Edith Wharton

Love

""Mothers and daughters are part of each other's consciousness, in different degrees and in a different way, but still with the mutual sense of something which has always been there""

- Edith Wharton

Love

"Beware of monotony; it’s the mother of all deadly sins."

- Edith Wharton

Awareness

"There are two ways of spreading light. To be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it."

- Edith Wharton

Compassion

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

- Edith Wharton

Inspiration

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"Beauty is a gentle and loving heart."

- Beauty and the Beast

Compassion

"There is no greater beauty than kindness and compassion."

- Beauty and the Beast

Compassion

"Selflessness is the most beautiful trait one can possess."

- Beauty and the Beast

Compassion

"A kind heart can bring light to the darkest of places."

- Beauty and the Beast

Compassion

"In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us."

- Flora Edwards

Compassion