Quote#Wisdom
[T]he better life cannot be imposed from without—it must grow from…
Quote byMary Augusta Ward · 1851–1920
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The History of David Grieve (1891), Book IV, Ch. vii, p. 523.
English (original)
[T]he better life cannot be imposed from without—it must grow from within.
— Mary Augusta Ward
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