Grief Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“A great sorrow, like a mariner's quadrant, brings the sun at noon down to the horizon, and we learn where we are on the sea of life.” quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow — Download Open image

“A great sorrow, like a mariner's quadrant, brings the sun at noon down to the horizon, and we learn where we are on the sea of life.”

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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