Creative Quotations from . . .
Joaquin Miller
(1839-1913) born on Sep 08
US poet. "He wrote several volumes of verse including "Specimens," 1868 and "Pacific Poems," 1870."
 
   
F
The soul that feeds on books alone --
I count that soul exceeding small
That lives alone by book and creed, --
A soul that has not learned to read."

R
"That man who lives for self alone,
Lives for the meanest mortal known."
A
The biggest dog has been a pup.
N
"All honor to him who shall win the prize,'
The world has cried for a thousand years;
But to him who tries and fails and dies,
I give great honor and glory and tears."
K
"Fame lulls the fever of the soul, and makes
Us feel that we have grasp'd an immortality."


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: ""The Larger College," st. 10."
R: From an Internet collection of quotations.
A: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
N: "In "Wisdom of the Ages at Your Fingertips," MCR software, 1995."
K: "In "Wisdom of the Ages at Your Fingertips," MCR software, 1995."



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