The human face is the organic seat of beauty. It is the register of value in development, a record of Experience, whose legitimate office is to perfect the life, a legible language to those who will study it, of the majestic mistress, the soul.
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Eliza Farnham Quote
“The ultimate aim of the human mind, in all its efforts, is to become acquainted with Truth.”
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