"Genius hath electric power; Which earth can never……" — Lydia M. Child
"Genius hath electric power; Which earth can never tame; Bright suns may scorch and dark clouds lower; Its flash is still the same."
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Lydia M. Child
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42 Quotes by Lydia M. Child
Lydia M. Child has 42 quotes on this site.
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Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture.
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An effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourselves.
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The cure for all the ills and wrongs, the cares, the sorrows, and the crimes of humanity, all lie in…
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Childhood itself is scarcely more lovely than a cheerful, kindly, sunshiny old age.
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Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is an…
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Home - that blessed word, which opens to the human heart the most perfect glimpse of Heaven, and helps to…
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Every human being has, like Socrates, an attendant spirit; and wise are they who obey its signals. If it does…
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None speak of the bravery, the might, or the intellect of Jesus; but the devil is always imagined as a…
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You find yourself refreshed in the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure…
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They [slaves] have stabbed themselves for freedom-jumped into the waves for freedom-starved for freedom-fought like very tigers for freedom! But…
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Woman stock is rising in the market. I shall not live to see women vote, but I'll come and rap…
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Yours for the unshackled exercise of every faculty by every human being.
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