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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

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Theodore Chickering Williams. (1855– ?)
 
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    Life is a voyage. The winds of life come strong
From every point; yet each will speed thy course along,
If thou with steady hand when tempests blow
Canst keep thy course aright and never once let go.
          The Voyage of Life.
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    Death is an angel with two faces:
To us he turns
A face of terror, blighting all things fair;
The other burns
With glory of the stars, and love is there.
          A Thanatopsis.
 
George Moore. (1855– ?)
 
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    After all there is but one race—humanity.
          The Bending of the Bough. Act iii.
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    The difficulty in life is the choice.
          The Bending of the Bough. Act iv.
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    The wrong way always seems the more reasonable.
          The Bending of the Bough. Act iv.
 
Ella Wheeler Wilcox. (1855– ?)
 
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    Laugh and the world laughs with you,
  Weep, and you weep alone;
For this brave old earth must borrow its mirth,
  But has trouble enough of its own.
          The Way of the World.
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    No question is ever settled
  Until it is settled right.
          Settle the Question Right.