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"21 Ella Wheeler Wilcox Quotes & Sayings

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Born: 5 November 1850. Died: 30 October 1919 | Author | Poet |

To sin by silence, when they should protest, makes cowards of men.

To sin Silence Protest Cowards
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A weed is but an unloved flower.
A wed Unloved flower
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Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone; For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth, But has trouble enough of its own.

Laugh World Weep Borrow
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There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent, or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.

Chance Destiny Circumvent Hinder
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It is easy to tell the toiler How best he can carry his pack But no one can rate a burden's weight Until it has been on his back

Easy Toiler Pack Burden's weight
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A poor original is better than a good imitation.

A poor Original Good imitation
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It is easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows by like a song, But the man worth while is one who will smile, When everything goes dead wrong.
Pleasant Life flows Worth
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All love that has not friendship for its base, is like a mansion built upon sand.

All love Friendship Base Mansion
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So many gods, so many creeds, So many paths that wind and wind, While just the art of being kind Is all the sad world needs.

Many gods Creeds Wind Kind
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Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it.

Always continue Climb Possible
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We flatter those we scarcely know, We please the fleeting guest; And deal full many a thoughtless blow, To those who love us best.

Flatter Scarcely know Fleeting guest Love
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Feast, and your halls are crowded Fast, and the world goes by Succeed and give, and it helps you live But no man can help you die.

Feast Crowded fast Succeed Live
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We two make banquets of the plainest fare In every cup we find the thrill of pleasure... For us life always moves with lilting measure We two, we two, we make our world, our pleasure

Make banquets Pleasure Life
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Why, even Death stands still and waits an hour for such a will.

Death Stands still Hour
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Give of thy love, nor wait to know the worth Of what thou lovest; and ask no returning. And wheresoever thy pathway leads on earth, There thou shalt find the lamp of love-light burning.
Love Worth Returning Pathway
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Love much. Earth has enough of bitter in it.
Love much Earth Bitter
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Love lights more fires than hate extinguishes.

Love light More fires Hate extinguishes
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Talk happiness. The world is sad enough Without your woe. No path is wholly rough.

Talk happiness World Path
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I love your lips when they're wet with wine and red with wicked desire

Love Lips Wine Wicked desire
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Before night something beautiful will happen to change everything.
Before night Beautiful Happen
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With care, and skill, and cunning art, She parried Time's malicious dart, And kept the years at bay, Till passion entered in her heart and aged her in a day!

Care Cunning art Malicious Years
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox Quotes & Sayings