John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Herbert Spencer. (1820–1903) (continued) |
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| The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. |
| State Tamperings with Money Banks. |
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| If a single cell, under appropriate conditions, becomes a man in the space of a few years, there can surely be no difficulty in understanding how, under appropriate conditions, a cell may, in the course of untold millions of years, give origin to the human race. 1 |
| Principles of Biology. |
| Donald Grant Mitchell. (1829–1908) |
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| Coquetry whets the appetite; flirtation depraves it. Coquetry is the thorn that guards the rose—easily trimmed off when once plucked. Flirtation is like the slime on water-plants, making them hard to handle, and when caught, only to be cherished in slimy waters. |
| Reveries of a Bachelor. |
| Silas Weir Mitchell. (1829–1914) |
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| Up anchor! Up anchor! Set sail and away! The ventures of dreamland Are thine for a day. |
| Dreamland. |
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| Death ’s but one more to-morrow. |
| Of one who seemed to have failed. |
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| When youth as lord of my unchallenged fate, 2 And time seemed but the vassal of my will, I entertained certain guests of state— The great of older days. |
| On a Boy’s first Reading of “King Henry V.” |
| Note 1. Tennyson: Maud. As nine months go to the shaping an infant ripe for his birth, So many a million of ages have gone to the making of man. [back] |
| Note 2. See Henley, page 829. [back] |