The reason which placed the stars, the sense of proportion which we recognize in the planetary system, finds its correspondence in this brain of ours. (Julia Ward Howe)

The reason which placed the stars, the sense of proportion which we recognize in the planetary system, finds its correspondence in this brain of ours.

Julia Ward Howe

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