Going forth into the bareness and darkness of this unwalled world of high contemplation, you will find stored… — Evelyn Underhill
Going forth into the bareness and darkness of this unwalled world of high contemplation, you will find stored for you, and at last made real, all the highest values, all the dearest and noblest experiences of the world of growth and change.
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