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George William Curtis Quotes

George William Curtis quotes

American Author February 24, 1824 – August 31, 1892

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George William Curtis quote: "Happiness lies first of all in health."
Happiness lies first of all in health. George William Curtis
George William Curtis quote: "It is not observed in history that families improve with time."
It is not observed in history that families improve with time. George William Curtis
Reputation is favorable notoriety as distinguished from fame, which is permanent approval of great deeds and noble thoughts by the best intelligence of mankind. George William Curtis
Romance like a ghost escapes touching; it is always where you are not, not where you are. The interview or conversation was prose at the time, but it is poetry in the memory. George William Curtis
George William Curtis quote: "Nature makes woman to be won and men to win."
Nature makes woman to be won and men to win. George William Curtis
George William Curtis quote: "The new year begins in a snow-storm of white vows."
The new year begins in a snow-storm of white vows. George William Curtis
The big mistake that men make is that when they turn thirteen or fourteen and all of a sudden they've reached puberty, they believe that they like women. Actually, you're just horny. It doesn't mean you like women any more at twenty-one than you did at ten. George William Curtis
George William Curtis quote: "Imagination is as good as many voyages - and how much cheaper!"
Imagination is as good as many voyages - and how much cheaper! George William Curtis
A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle. George William Curtis
George William Curtis quote: "Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom."
Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom. George William Curtis
George William Curtis quote: "The test of civilization is its estimate of women."
The test of civilization is its estimate of women. George William Curtis
Every great crisis of human history is a pass of Thermopylae, and there is always a Leonidas and his three hundred to die in it, if they can not conquer. George William Curtis
George William Curtis quote: "While we read history we make history."
While we read history we make history. George William Curtis
George William Curtis quote: "Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of certain..."
Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of certain income can indulge. George William Curtis
George William Curtis quote: "The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose."
The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose. George William Curtis

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