"That man's best works should be such bungling……" — Lydia M. Child
"That man's best works should be such bungling imitations of Nature's infinite perfection, matters not much; but that he should make himself an imitation, this is the fact which Nature moans over, and deprecates beseechingly. Be spontaneous, be truthful, be free, and thus be individuals! is the song she sings through warbling birds, and whispering pines, and roaring waves, and screeching winds."
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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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