A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity to freshen into smiles.
Washington IrvingSource: The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (1819)
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A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity to freshen into smiles.
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