Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book: Containing the Inspired and Inspiring Selections, Gathered During a Life Time of Discriminating Reading for His Own Use, Volume 1A collection of more than seven hundred quotations from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. |
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... tree , the mendicant friar of a large parish , the absolute monarch of a dozen acorns . -Longfellow . 80 90 HAT moods , what passions , what nights of despair and gathering storms of anger , what sudden cruelties and amazing ...
... tree , the mendicant friar of a large parish , the absolute monarch of a dozen acorns . -Longfellow . 80 90 HAT moods , what passions , what nights of despair and gathering storms of anger , what sudden cruelties and amazing ...
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... tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way . Some see Nature all ridicule and deformity , and by these I shall not regulate my proportions ; and some scarce see Nature at ...
... tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way . Some see Nature all ridicule and deformity , and by these I shall not regulate my proportions ; and some scarce see Nature at ...
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... trees , beneath whose shade a clear stream , whose waters are free from the nauseous taste of alkali , furnishes a ... tree shadows and take your stand upon that farther rock , clinging to it well meanwhile and being very sure of your ...
... trees , beneath whose shade a clear stream , whose waters are free from the nauseous taste of alkali , furnishes a ... tree shadows and take your stand upon that farther rock , clinging to it well meanwhile and being very sure of your ...
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... trees begin to show ; the blood is running up the grape - vines in streams ; you can smell the wild - flowers on the near bank ; and the birds are flying and glancing and singing everywhere . To the open kitchen - door comes the busy ...
... trees begin to show ; the blood is running up the grape - vines in streams ; you can smell the wild - flowers on the near bank ; and the birds are flying and glancing and singing everywhere . To the open kitchen - door comes the busy ...
Page 44
... any more than you can force these slow - growing trees . Thatisthe economy of Almighty God , that all good growth is slow growth . - Gaynor . GE , that lessens the enjoyment of life , increases Page 44 ELBERT HUBBARD'S.
... any more than you can force these slow - growing trees . Thatisthe economy of Almighty God , that all good growth is slow growth . - Gaynor . GE , that lessens the enjoyment of life , increases Page 44 ELBERT HUBBARD'S.
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| Title | Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book: Containing the Inspired and Inspiring Selections, Gathered During a Life Time of Discriminating Reading for His Own Use, Volume 1 Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book: Containing the Inspired and Inspiring Selections, Gathered During a Life Time of Discriminating Reading for His Own Use, Elbert Hubbard |
| Author | Elbert Hubbard |
| Compiled by | Elbert Hubbard |
| Publisher | W.H. Wise & Company, 1923 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 16 Sep 2022 |
| Length | 228 pages |
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