The American Treasury, 1455-1955Clifton Fadiman Harper, 1955 - 1108 pages Anthology of quotations by Americans, or about America, classified by subject. |
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Page 692
... Ibid . Avarice and happiness never saw each other , how then should they be- come acquainted ? Ibid . If your riches are yours , why don't you take them with you to t'other world ? Ibid . Having been poor is no shame , but being ashamed ...
... Ibid . Avarice and happiness never saw each other , how then should they be- come acquainted ? Ibid . If your riches are yours , why don't you take them with you to t'other world ? Ibid . Having been poor is no shame , but being ashamed ...
Page 872
... Ibid . I had three chairs in my house : one for solitude , two for friendship , three for society . Ibid . The owner of the axe , as he released his hold on it , said that it was the apple of his eye ; but I returned it sharper than I ...
... Ibid . I had three chairs in my house : one for solitude , two for friendship , three for society . Ibid . The owner of the axe , as he released his hold on it , said that it was the apple of his eye ; but I returned it sharper than I ...
Page 981
... Ibid . Be good and you will be lonesome . Ibid . There are several good protections against temptation , but the surest is cowardice . Ibid . , " Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar " Noise proves nothing . Often a hen who has merely laid ...
... Ibid . Be good and you will be lonesome . Ibid . There are several good protections against temptation , but the surest is cowardice . Ibid . , " Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar " Noise proves nothing . Often a hen who has merely laid ...
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WE LOOK AT OURSELVES AND OUR COUNTRY | 1 |
of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country | 65 |
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