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Jacob August Riis quotes

Danish Journalist May 3, 1849 – March 26, 1914

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Jacob August Riis quote: "In self-defence, you know, all life eventually accommodates..."
In self-defence, you know, all life eventually accommodates itself to its environment, and human life is no exception. Jacob August Riis
When nothing seems to help, I go look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Jacob August Riis
Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before. Jacob August Riis
Jacob August Riis quote: "Oh, God! That bread should be so dear, And flesh and blood so..."
Oh, God! That bread should be so dear, And flesh and blood so cheap! Jacob August Riis
Jacob August Riis quote: "The more I live, the more I think that humor is the saving sense."
The more I live, the more I think that humor is the saving sense. Jacob August Riis
Jacob August Riis quote: "He may have been a trifle wild."
He may have been a trifle wild. Jacob August Riis
Jacob August Riis quote: "Some defeats are only installments to victory."
Some defeats are only installments to victory. Jacob August Riis
Jacob August Riis quote: "The slum is the measure of civilization."
The slum is the measure of civilization. Jacob August Riis

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