Quote#Heart
Whatever of goodness emanates from the soul, gathers its soft halo in…
Quote byFrederick Saunders · 1807–1902
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Mosaics (1859), "'The Human Face Divine'", p. 144.
English (original)
Whatever of goodness emanates from the soul, gathers its soft halo in the eyes; and, if the heart be a lurking place of crime, the eyes tell its evil tales.
— Frederick Saunders
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