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A reformer is one who sets forth cheerfully toward sure defeat.
Lydia M. Child
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Lydia M. Child
Age: 78 †
Born: 1802
Born: January 1
Died: 1880
Died: January 1
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Medford
Massachusetts
Lydia Maria Francis Child
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Thy treasures of gold Are dim with the blood of the hearts thou hast sold Thy home may be lovely, but round it I hear The crack of the whip, and the footsteps of fear.
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Reverence is the highest quality of man's nature and that individual, or nation, which has it slightly developed, is so far unfortunate. It is a strong spiritual instinct, and seeks to form channels for itself where none exists thus Americans, in the dearth of other objects to worship, fall to worshiping themselves.
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So easy it is to see the errors of past ages, so difficult to acknowledge our own!
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Work! work! that is my unfailing cure for all troubles.
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Make people happy and there will not be half the quarreling, or a tenth part of the wickedness there now is.
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But men never violate the laws of God without suffering the consequences, sooner or later.
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Over the river and through the wood, To grandfather's house we go The horse knows the way To carry the sleigh, Through the white and drifted snow.
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Woman stock is rising in the market. I shall not live to see women vote, but I'll come and rap on the ballot box.
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Law is not law, if it violates the principles of eternal justice.
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An effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourselves.
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Not in vain is Ireland pouring itself all over the earth. The Irish, with their glowing hearts and reverent credulity, are needed in this cold age of intellect and skepticism.
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