George William Curtis
George William Curtis
George William Curtiswas an American writer and public speaker, born in Providence, Rhode Island, of New Englander ancestry. A Republican, he spoke in favor of African American equality and civil rights...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth24 February 1824
CountryUnited States of America
George William Curtis quotes about
summer spring autumn
In the journey of the year, the autumn is Venice, spring is Naples, certainly, and the majestic maturity of summer is Rome.
creativity imagination intuition
Imagination is as good as many voyages - and how much cheaper.
sorrow liberty common
Our common liberty is consecrated by a common sorrow.
memorial-day memorial conditions
Patriotism is the vital condition of national permanence.
rivers environmental knows
A river is the cosiest of friends. You must love it and live with it before you can know it.
three conquer hundred
Every great crisis of human history is a pass of Thermopylae, and there is always a Leonidas and his three hundred to die in it, if they can not conquer.
appreciate noble deeds
Reputation is favorable notoriety as distinguished from fame, which is permanent approval of great deeds and noble thoughts by the best intelligence of mankind.
strong world made
The world is not made for the prosperous alone, nor for the strong.
winning men
Nature makes woman to be won and men to win.
It is not observed in history that families improve with time.
echoes journalism should
A journal should be neither an echo nor a pander.
imagination great-imagination
True invective requires great imagination.
spiritual book believe
Books of entertainment first led Adam Clarke to believe in a spiritual world.
birthday years elderly
Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.