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The heart can put on charms which no beauty of known things, nor…

Quote byHorace Mann · 1796–1859

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Few Thoughts for a Young Man (1850), pp. 37–38.

English (original)

The heart can put on charms which no beauty of known things, nor imagination of the unknown, can aspire to emulate. Virtue shines in native colors, purer and brighter than pearl, or diamond, or prism, can reflect.

— Horace Mann

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