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Quotes from authors passed in 1905
 
 
We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known the immense unhappiness of losing a friend, by what name do we call him? Here every language is silent and holds its peace in impotence.
Joseph Roux
It is a very rare thing for a man of talent to succeed by his talent.
Joseph Roux
Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond fields of the mind.
William R. Alger
It matters little where a man may be at this moment; the point is whether he is growing.
George MacDonald
The irrepressible conflict propounded by abolitionism has produced now its legitimate fruits - disunion.
John H. Reagan
Authors that died in 1905
 
 
William R. Alger 13 quotes
 
Alphonse Allais 2 quotes
 
Leonard Bailey 2 quotes
 
Thomas John Barnardo 4 quotes
 
Jay Cooke 2 quotes
 
John Hay 2 quotes
 
Henry Irving 3 quotes
 
Joseph Jefferson 2 quotes
 
George MacDonald 30 quotes
 
John H. Reagan 7 quotes