If you lose an opportunity you will be like one who lets the bird fly away; you will never get it back.
JOHN OF THE CROSS
JOHN OF THE CROSS
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John of the Cross72 quotes“If you lose an opportunity you will be like one who lets the bird fly away; you will never get it back.”
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