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No idea is so antiquated that it was not once modern. No idea is so modern that it will not someday be antiquated.

~Ellen Glasgow

Topics: Antiquated Idea Modern No Idea Once Someday Will

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Mediocrity would always win by force of numbers, but it would win only more mediocrity.

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Topics: Always Force Mediocrity More Numbers Only Win Would

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To teach one's self is to be forced to learn twice.

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Topics: Forced Learn Self Teach Twice

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The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions.

~Ellen Glasgow

Topics: Between Difference Dimensions Grave Only Only Difference Rut

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He knows so little and knows it so fluently.

~Ellen Glasgow

Topics: He Knows Little

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I haven't much opinion of words. They're apt to set fire to a dry tongue, that's what I say.

~Ellen Glasgow

Topics: Apt Dry Fire Much Opinion Say Set Tongue Words

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Doesn't all experience crumble in the end to mere literary material?

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Topics: Crumble End Experience In The End Literary Material Mere

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There wouldn't be half as much fun in the world if it weren't for children and men, and there ain't a mite of difference between them under the skins.

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Topics: Between Children Difference Fun Half Men Much Skins Them Were World

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A tragic irony of life is that we so often achieve success or financial independence after the chief reason for which we sought it has passed away.

~Ellen Glasgow

Topics: Achieve After Away Chief Financial Independence Irony Life Often Passed Reason Sought Success Tragic Which

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I waited and worked, and watched the inferior exalted for nearly thirty years; and when recognition came at last, it was too late to alter events, or to make a difference in living.

~Ellen Glasgow

Topics: Alter Came Difference Events Exalted Inferior Last Late Living Make Make A Difference Nearly Recognition Thirty Too Too Late Waited Watched Worked Years

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: March 22nd, 1874

Died: November 21st, 1945

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