Love seems to beautify and inspire all nature. It raises the earthly caterpillar into the ethereal butterfly, it … - John Lubbock

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We know that from time to time there arise among human beings people who seem to exude love as naturally as the sun gives out heat.

John Lubbock

Love seems to beautify and inspire all nature. It raises the earthly caterpillar into the ethereal butterfly, it paints the feathers in spring, it lights the glowworm's lamp, it wakens the song of birds, and inspires the poet's lay. Even inanimate Nature seems to feel the spell, and flowers glow with the richest colours.

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