Diminish Quote by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

“There is one form of hope which is never unwise, and which certainly does not diminish with the increase of knowledge. In that form it changes its name, and we call it patience.” quote by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton — Download Open image

“There is one form of hope which is never unwise, and which certainly does not diminish with the increase of knowledge. In that form it changes its name, and we call it patience.”

Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

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