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# Elmer Seward

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##  Quotes by Elmer Seward

> [“Eli was right. The measure of success isn't what you gain. It's what you pay to get it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-seward/eli-was-right-the-measure-of-success-isn-t-what-you-gain-it-s-what/)

[Elmer Seward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-seward/)

[Loss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/loss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/377/elmer-seward-69176_loss_eli-was-right-the-measure-of-success-isn_709036.jpg)

> [“If a boat is shattered by a storm, the desperate passengers cling to the floating pieces of the hull. In that moment,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-seward/if-a-boat-is-shattered-by-a-storm-the-desperate-passengers-cling-to/)

[Elmer Seward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-seward/)

[Drowning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drowning/)

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> [“Where did it all begin? These are simple questions, but just as the humid summer air that can be felt but not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-seward/where-did-it-all-begin-these-are-simple-questions-but-just-as-the/)

[Elmer Seward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-seward/)

[Dreams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a0/elmer-seward-69176_dreams_where-did-it-all-begin-these-are-simple_2086770.jpg)

> [“Duck wasn't sure if it was optimism or fantasy, but hope had been such uncharted waters for him recently that he was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-seward/duck-wasn-t-sure-if-it-was-optimism-or-fantasy-but-hope-had-been-such/)

[Elmer Seward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-seward/)

[Hope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hope/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/879/elmer-seward-69176_hope_duck-wasn-t-sure-if-it-was-optimism-or-f_3005460.jpg)

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