Give fools their gold, and ... by John Greenleaf Whittier, an American Poet

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“Give fools their gold, and knaves their power; let fortune's bubbles rise and fall; who sows a field, or trains a flower, or plants a tree, is more than all.”

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Name: John Greenleaf Whittier

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Dec 17, 1807

Date of Death: Sep 7, 1892

Profession: Poet

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The smile of God is victory.

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Before me, even as behind, God is, and all is well.

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Give fools their gold, and knaves their power; let fortune's bubbles rise and fall; who sows a field, or trains a flower, or plants a tree, is more than all.

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The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought which it suggests; just as the charm of music dwells not in the tones but in the echoes of our hearts.

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