Clay Quote by Percy Bysshe Shelley

“True love in this differs from gold and clay, that to divide is not to take away. Love is like understanding, that grows bright, gazing on many truths.” quote by Percy Bysshe Shelley — Download Open image

“True love in this differs from gold and clay, that to divide is not to take away. Love is like understanding, that grows bright, gazing on many truths.”

Percy Bysshe Shelley

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