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And the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through tears.

~Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Topics: Earth Praises Shines Smile Tears Through Worth

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Love lights more fires than hate extinguishes, and men grow better as the world grows old.

~Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Topics: Better Fires Grow Grows Hate Lights Love Men More Old Than World

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When we tire of well-worn ways, we seek for new. This restless craving in the souls of men spurs them to climb, and to seek the mountain view.

~Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Topics: Climb Craving Men Mountain New Restless Seek Souls Spurs Them Tire View Ways

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All love that has not friendship for its base, is like a mansion built upon the sand.

~Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Topics: Base Built Friendship Like Love Mansion Sand

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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!

~Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Topics: Aged Art Bay Care Cunning Dart Day Entered Heart Her Kept Malicious Passion She Skill Till Time Years

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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.

~Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Topics: Art Being Creeds Gods Just Kind Many Needs Paths Sad While Wind World

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A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.

~Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Topics: Back Few Kick Miles Only Pants Pat Results Ahead

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The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.

~Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Topics: Being Greatness Happy Kind Lies Mind Truest Wisdom

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'Tis easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows along like a song; But the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong.

~Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Topics: Along Dead Easy Enough Everything Flows Goes Life Like Man Pleasant Smile Song Tis While Who Will Worth Wrong

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Give us that grand word 'woman' once again, and let's have done with 'lady'; one's a term full of fine force, strong, beautiful, and firm, fit for the noblest use of tongue or pen; and one's a word for lackeys.

~Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Topics: Again Beautiful Done Fine Firm Fit Force Full Give Grand Lady Noblest Once Pen Strong Term Tongue Us Use Woman Word

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: November 5th, 1850

Died: October 30th, 1919

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