George William Curtis
George William Curtis
George William Curtiswas an American writer and public speaker, born in Providence, Rhode Island, of New Englander ancestry. A Republican, he spoke in favor of African American equality and civil rights...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth24 February 1824
CountryUnited States of America
education intelligent people
Prussia is great because her people are intelligent. They know the alphabet. The alphabet is conquering the world.
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In the journey of the year, the autumn is Venice, spring is Naples, certainly, and the majestic maturity of summer is Rome.
hero simple sound
Heroes in history seem to us poetic because they are there. But if we should tell the simple truth of some of our neighbors, it would sound like poetry.
spiritual book believe
Books of entertainment first led Adam Clarke to believe in a spiritual world.
progress minorities steps
Progress begins with the minority. It is completed by persuading the majority, by showing the reason and the of the step forward, and that is accomplished by appealing to the intelligence of the majority.
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It is the most human and kindly of seasons, as fully penetrated and irradiated with the feeling of human brotherhood, which is the essential spirit of Christianity, as the month of June with sunshine and the balmy breath of roses.
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Imagination is as good as many voyages - and how much cheaper.
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Patriotism is the vital condition of national permanence.
rivers environmental knows
A river is the cosiest of friends. You must love it and live with it before you can know it.
strong world made
The world is not made for the prosperous alone, nor for the strong.
winning men
Nature makes woman to be won and men to win.
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A journal should be neither an echo nor a pander.
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Good taste consists first upon fitness.
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Stratagem is the right hand of cunning.