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will o' the wisp

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of will o' the wisp in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of will o' the wisp in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of will o' the wisp in a Sentence

  1. Vincent Van Gogh:

    One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever come to sit by it. Passersby see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on the way.

  2. Vincent Van Gogh:

    There may be a great fire in our soul, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke.

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