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“Before the birth of Love, many fearful things took place through the empire of necessity; but when this god was born, all things rose to men.” quote by Socrates — Download Open image

“Before the birth of Love, many fearful things took place through the empire of necessity; but when this god was born, all things rose to men.”

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