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Human Quotes by Edith Wharton
- The desire for symmetry, for balance, for rhythm in form as well as in sound, is one of the most inveterate of human instincts.
- She wondered if, when human souls try to get too near each other, they do not inevitably become mere blurs to each other's vision.
- No insect hangs its nest on threads as frail as those which will sustain the weight of human vanity.
- They belonged to that vast group of human automata who go through life without neglecting to perform a single one of the gestures executed by…
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