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“Love is the root of creation; God's essence; worlds without number Lie in his bosom like children; he made them for this purpose only. Only to love and to be loved again.” quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow — Download Open image

“Love is the root of creation; God's essence; worlds without number Lie in his bosom like children; he made them for this purpose only. Only to love and to be loved again.”

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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