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> [It should console us for the fact that sin has not totally disappeared from the world, that the saints are not wholly deprived of employment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gilmore-simms/it-should-console-us-for-the-fact-that-sin-has-not-totally/)

[William Gilmore Simms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gilmore-simms/)

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## Other authors on Console

## More by William Gilmore Simms

> [Distinction is an eminence that is attained but too frequently at the expense of a fireside.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gilmore-simms/distinction-is-an-eminence-that-is-attained-but-too-frequently-at-the/)

[William Gilmore Simms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gilmore-simms/)

> [I believe that economists put decimal points in their forecasts to show they have a sense of humor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gilmore-simms/i-believe-that-economists-put-decimal-points-in-their-forecasts-to/)

[William Gilmore Simms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gilmore-simms/)

> [Today's public opinion, though it may appear as light as air, may be tomorrow's legislation-for better or for worse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gilmore-simms/today-s-public-opinion-though-it-may-appear-as-light-as-air-may-be/)

[William Gilmore Simms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gilmore-simms/)

> [The wonder is not that the world is so easily governed, but that so small a number of persons will suffice for the purpose.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gilmore-simms/the-wonder-is-not-that-the-world-is-so-easily-governed-but-that-so/)

[William Gilmore Simms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gilmore-simms/)

> [Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of which is often fatal to the best of talents; it supplies the place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gilmore-simms/tact-is-one-of-the-first-mental-virtues-the-absence-of-which-is-often/)

[William Gilmore Simms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gilmore-simms/)

> [Ambition is frequently the only refuge which life has left to the denied or mortified affections. We chide at the grasping eye, the daring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gilmore-simms/ambition-is-frequently-the-only-refuge-which-life-has-left-to-the/)

[William Gilmore Simms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gilmore-simms/)

> [The true law of the race is progress and development. Whenever civilization pauses in the march of conquest, it is overthrown by the barbarian.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gilmore-simms/the-true-law-of-the-race-is-progress-and-development-whenever/)

[William Gilmore Simms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gilmore-simms/)

> [Better that we should err in action than wholly refuse to perform. The storm is so much better than the calm, as it declares…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gilmore-simms/better-that-we-should-err-in-action-than-wholly-refuse-to-perform-the/)

[William Gilmore Simms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gilmore-simms/)

> [He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of censure is the death of genius.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gilmore-simms/he-who-would-acquire-fame-must-not-show-himself-afraid-of-censure-the/)

[William Gilmore Simms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gilmore-simms/)

> [What we call vice in our neighbor may be nothing less than a crude virtue. To him who knows nothing more of precious stones…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gilmore-simms/what-we-call-vice-in-our-neighbor-may-be-nothing-less-than-a-crude/)

[William Gilmore Simms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gilmore-simms/)

> [The birth of a child is the imprisonment of a soul. The soul must work its way out of prison, and, in doing so,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gilmore-simms/the-birth-of-a-child-is-the-imprisonment-of-a-soul-the-soul-must-work/)

[William Gilmore Simms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gilmore-simms/)

> [Public opinion is the greatest force for good, when it happens to be on our side](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gilmore-simms/public-opinion-is-the-greatest-force-for-good-when-it-happens-to-be/)

[William Gilmore Simms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gilmore-simms/)

> [Vanity may be likened to the smooth-skinned and velvet-footed mouse, nibbling about forever in expectation of a crumb; while self-esteem is too apt to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gilmore-simms/vanity-may-be-likened-to-the-smooth-skinned-and-velvet-footed-mouse/)

[William Gilmore Simms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gilmore-simms/)

> [Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of it is fatal to the best talent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gilmore-simms/tact-is-one-of-the-first-mental-virtues-the-absence-of-it-is-fatal-to/)

[William Gilmore Simms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gilmore-simms/)

> [Neither praise or blame is the object of true criticism. Justly to discriminate, firmly to establish, wisely to prescribe, and honestly to award. These…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gilmore-simms/neither-praise-or-blame-is-the-object-of-true-criticism-justly-to/)

[William Gilmore Simms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gilmore-simms/)

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