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Closed eyes Quote by Ivan Panin

“To go into temptation to find how strong you are, is as wise as to go before a mirror, with closed eyes, to find how you look when asleep.” quote by Ivan Panin — Download Open image

“To go into temptation to find how strong you are, is as wise as to go before a mirror, with closed eyes, to find how you look when asleep.”

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This tragic brow, these closed eyes, eyebrows raised and knotted.

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