“A seed of true human love in the heart will blossom as divine love in the soul.”
About This Quote
The quote in context Vyvyan is describing what the Duke is thinking, not himself: "From the duke’s point of view, this, so far as it goes, is the right answer; for we see, when his plan unfolds in the last act, that he is making the assumption that a seed of true human love in the heart will blossom as divine love in the soul."
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