“That soul is on the certain path toward light which, sincerely desiring the light, constantly submits to the claims of the light as they are made known. That soul cannot stay in darkness, any more than a flower opening its petals broadly to the sun can stay in shadow.”
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 389.
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Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 389.