Quotes by Edith Wharton

"Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue."

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"There are moments when a man's imagination, so easily subdued to what it lives in, suddenly rises above its daily level and surveys the long windings of destiny."

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"True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision."

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"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."

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"My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet."

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