Quote#Love
For I say this is death and the sole death,—
Quote byRobert Browning · 1812–1889
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Death in the Desert (1864).
English (original)
For I say this is death and the sole death,— When a man's loss comes to him from his gain, Darkness from light, from knowledge ignorance, And lack of love from love made manifest.
— Robert Browning
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