"Do not waste a minute - not a……" — Thomas Wentworth Higginson
"Do not waste a minute - not a second - in trying to demonstrate to others the merits of your performance. If your work does not vindicate itself, you cannot vindicate it."
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson
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29 Quotes by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Thomas Wentworth Higginson has 29 quotes on this site.
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In an audience of rough people a generous sentiment always brings down the house. In the tumult of war both…
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Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes....
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Noble discontent is the path to heaven.
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After all, when a thought takes one's breath away, a lesson on grammar seems an impertinence.
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It is no discredit to Walt Whitman that he wrote Leaves of Grass, only that he did not burn it…
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Fields are won by those who believe in the winning.
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Great men are rarely isolated mountain-peaks; they are the summits of ranges.
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To be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country.
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All... religions show the same disparity between belief and practice, and each is safe till it tries to exclude the…
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What are Raphael's Madonnas but the shadow of a mother's love, fixed in permanent outline forever?
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If I were to choose among all gifts and qualities that which, on the whole, makes life pleasantest, I should…
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An easy thing, O Power Divine, To thank thee for these gifts of Thine, For summer's sunshine, winter's snow, For…
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More Demonstrate Quotes
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It's a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation.
— Roberto Benigni
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Albania has to demonstrate that it is willing to be a reliable partner in the international community.
— Emma Bonino
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September 11, 2001, revealed heroism in ordinary people who might have gone through their lives never called upon to demonstrate…
— Geraldine Brooks
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It is as impossible for man to demonstrate the existence of God as it would be for even Sherlock Holmes…
— Frederick Buechner
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The idea that if people are just friendly and demonstrate they want peace, that will be answered with good will…
— Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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We admire elephants in part because they demonstrate what we consider the finest human traits: empathy, self-awareness, and social intelligence.…
— Graydon Carter
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The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of…
— Jimmy Carter
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We can't go to people who have lost their job at GM and say, 'Oh, by the way, we are…
— Hillary Clinton
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It is possible to demonstrate God's existence, although not a priori, yet a posteriori from some work of His more…
— Thomas Aquinas
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Unless they can immediately demonstrate a credible fear of persecution, why shouldn't these people be returned at once to the…
— Ed Koch
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Every runner has a specific motivation and inspiration for running a marathon. This year, all 36,000 of us will 'run…
— Meb Keflezighi
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Were it not that it might require too long a discussion, it would not be difficult to demonstrate that a…
— Alexander Hamilton
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