“Even flowers, to exhale their perfume, must die a little.”
Antonio Porchia (1885–1968) Italian Argentinian poet
Hasta las flores, para emanar sus perfumes, han menester morirse un poco.
Voces (1943)
“Whatever is truly alive must die. Look at the flowers; only plastic flowers never die.”
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One Minute Wisdom (1989)
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