"Nevertheless, in this sea of human wretchedness and malice there bloomed at times compassion, as a pale flower blooms in a putrid marsh."

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Source : Henryk Sienkiewicz (1912). “In Desert and Wilderness”, p.138, Library of Alexandria

Henryk Sienkiewicz

#Flower Quotes #Compassion Quotes #Sea Quotes

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