Named source · c. 1864

Poem 919 Quotes by Emily Dickinson: Context & Meanings

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“If I can stop one Heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.”

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A meaningful life is measured through alleviating even one person’s suffering rather than through scale or fame.

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Opening line of the poem.