Descendants Quote by Katharine Anthony

“Catherine the Great, like others of her kind, did not succeed in imparting greatness to her descendants.”

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To the biographer all lives bar none are dramatic constructions.

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For mothers who must earn, there is indeed no leisure time problem. The long hours of earning are increased by the hours of domestic…

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Persons who are born too soon or born too late seldom achieve the eminence of those who are born at the right time.

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People seem to think that life began with the achievement of personal independence.

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The lovers of romance can go elsewhere for satisfaction but where can the lovers of truth turn if not to history?

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Few persons can relate the story of their childhood without idealizing, or distorting, or overdramatizing the facts.

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Principles are a dangerous form of social dynamite.

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