Who said “That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.”?

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceEvangeline: A Tale of Acadie (1847)

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Longfellow, H. W. (n.d.). That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11635-that-which-the-fountain-sends-forth-returns-again/

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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. “That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11635-that-which-the-fountain-sends-forth-returns-again/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. “That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11635-that-which-the-fountain-sends-forth-returns-again/.

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