"A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles." ~ Washington Irving

 

Throughout the afternoon I watched them there,

Snow-fairies falling, falling from the sky,
Whirling fantastic in the misty air,
Contending fierce for space supremacy.
And they flew down a mightier force at night,
As though in heaven there was revolt and riot,
And they, frail things had taken panic flight
Down to the calm earth seeking peace and quiet.
-Claude McKay

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“A woman prefers poverty with the affection of her husband to riches without it.” — Talmud