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The book of the moment often has immense vogue, while the book of the age, which comes in its company from the press, lies unnoticed but the great book has its revenge. It lives to see its contemporary pushed up shelf by shelf until it finds its final resting-place in the garret or the auction room.

Hamilton Wright Mabie

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Hamilton Wright Mabie
Age: 70 †
Born: 1846
Born: January 1
Died: 1916
Died: January 1
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Don't be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.
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The mother loves her child most divinely, not when she surrounds him with comfort and anticipates his wants but when she resolutely holds him to the highest standards and is content with nothing less than his best.
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