"There is nothing so skillful in its own……" — Helen Hunt Jackson
"There is nothing so skillful in its own defense as imperious pride."
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Helen Hunt Jackson
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34 Quotes by Helen Hunt Jackson
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O sweet, delusive Noon, Which the morning climbs to find, O moment sped too soon, And morning left behind.
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The wild mustard in Southern California is like that spoken of in the New Testament. . . . Its gold…
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There cannot be found in the animal kingdom a bat, or any other creature, so blind in its own range…
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Wounded vanity knows when it is mortally hurt; and limps off the field, piteous, all disguises thrown away. But pride…
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But all lost things are in the angels' keeping, Love; No past is dead for us, but only sleeping, Love;…
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Who longest waits most surely wins.
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For April sobs while these are so glad April weeps while these are so gay,- Weeps like a tired child…
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O bees, sweet bees!" I said; "that nearest field Is shining white with fragrant immortelles Fly swiftly there and drain…
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One of Dr. Johnson's ingredients of happiness was, "A little less time than you want." That means always to have…
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O May, sweet-voice one, going thus before, Forever June may pour her warm red wine Of life and passions,--sweeter days…
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Gazing around, looking up at the lofty pinnacles above, which seemed to pierce the sky, looking down upon the world,-\-\it…
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Like a blind spinner in the sun,I tread my days:I know that all the threads will runAppointed ways.I know each…
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