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Age Quote by Ellen Glasgow

“Life has taught me that the greatest tragedy is not to die too soon but to live too long.” quote by Ellen Glasgow — Download Open image

“Life has taught me that the greatest tragedy is not to die too soon but to live too long.”

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Too much principle is often more harmful than too little.

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What I hated even more than the conflict was the lurid spectacle of a world of unreason.

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Preserve, within a wild sanctuary, an inaccessible valley of reverie.

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Although the primitive in art may be both interesting and impressive, as portrayed in American fiction it is conspicuous for dullness alone. Drab persons…

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Do you know there is always a barrier between me and any man or woman who does not like dogs?

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You look as if you lived on duty and it hadn't;t agreed with you.

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there are times when life surprises one, and anything may happen, even what one had hoped for.

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Life may take away happiness. But it can't take away having had it.

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