Give fools their gold, and knaves their power; let fortune's bubbles rise and fall; who sows a field, or trains a flower, or plants a tree, is more than all.

Quote by John Greenleaf Whittier

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Somehow, not only for Christmas but all the long year through, The joy that you...

Somehow, not only for Christmas but all the long year through, The joy that you...

Here Greek and Roman find themselves alive along these crowded shelves; and Shakespeare treads again...

Here Greek and Roman find themselves alive along these crowded shelves; and Shakespeare treads again...

We meet today To thank Thee for the era done, And Thee for the opening...

We meet today To thank Thee for the era done, And Thee for the opening...

No lance have I, in joust or fight, To splinter in my lady's sight; But,...

No lance have I, in joust or fight, To splinter in my lady's sight; But,...

All the windows of my heart I open to the day.

All the windows of my heart I open to the day.

From the death of the old the new proceeds, and the life of truth from...

From the death of the old the new proceeds, and the life of truth from...

I'll lift you and you lift me, and we'll both ascend together.

I'll lift you and you lift me, and we'll both ascend together.

One brave deed makes no hero.

One brave deed makes no hero.

The smile of God is victory.

The smile of God is victory.

It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly...

It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly...

When faith is lost, when honor dies, the man is dead.

When faith is lost, when honor dies, the man is dead.

Tradition wears a snowy beard, romance is always young.

Tradition wears a snowy beard, romance is always young.

God gives quietness at last

God gives quietness at last

You don't always win your battles, but it's good to know you fought.

You don't always win your battles, but it's good to know you fought.

Beauty seen is never lost, God's colors all are fast.

Beauty seen is never lost, God's colors all are fast.

Before me, even as behind, God is, and all is well.

Before me, even as behind, God is, and all is well.

The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought...

The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought...

Never read any book that is not a year old

Never read any book that is not a year old

The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.

The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.

The past but lives in written words: a thousand ages were blank if books had...

The past but lives in written words: a thousand ages were blank if books had...