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> [The beauty is forever there before us, forever piping to us, and we are forever failing to dance. We could not help but dance if we could see things as they really are. Then we should kiss both hands to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-prescott-montague/the-beauty-is-forever-there-before-us-forever-piping-to-us-and-we-are/)

Margaret Prescott Montague

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## More by Margaret Prescott Montague

> [Convalescence is a sort of grown-up rebirth, enabling us to see life with a fresh eye.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-prescott-montague/convalescence-is-a-sort-of-grown-up-rebirth-enabling-us-to-see-life/)

Margaret Prescott Montague

> [Doubtless almost any intense emotion may open our 'inward eye' to the beauty of reality. Falling in love appears to do it for some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-prescott-montague/doubtless-almost-any-intense-emotion-may-open-our-inward-eye-to-the/)

Margaret Prescott Montague

> [The beauty is forever there before us, forever piping to us, and we are forever failing to dance. We could not help but dance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-prescott-montague/the-beauty-is-forever-there-before-us-forever-piping-to-us-and-we-are/)

Margaret Prescott Montague

> [Once out of all the gray days of my life I have looked into the heart of reality; I have witnessed the truth; I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-prescott-montague/once-out-of-all-the-gray-days-of-my-life-i-have-looked-into-the-heart/)

Margaret Prescott Montague

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