Quote#God & Faith
Affirm the body, beautiful and whole
Quote byElla Wheeler Wilcox · 1850–1919
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: New Thought Pastels (1913), Affirm.
English (original)
Affirm the body, beautiful and whole, The earth-expression of immortal soul.Affirm the mind, the messenger of the hour, To speed between thee and the source of power.Affirm the spirit, the Eternal I — Of this great trinity no part deny.
— Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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