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chikuwa100q_bot: 19. For all sad words of tongue and pen/ the saddest are those 'It might have been.' [John Greenleaf Whittier]
MelittaCampbell: I love this poem by John Greenleaf Whittier, it sums up what it takes to succeed in business and life.
"It's when things go wrong that you must not quit."
Do you agree?
CLFrysig: Through the dark and stormy night
Faith beholds a feeble light
Up the blackness streaking;
Knowing God's own time is best,
In a patient hope I rest
For the full day-breaking!
- John Greenleaf Whittier
LiteraryRob: Not for thyself, but for the slave
Thy words of thunder shook the world...
On the death of reformer and publisher William Lloyd Garrison, May 28, 1879, and a memorial poem by his friend John Greenleaf Whittier --
fxmimxhxr804: Beauty seen is never lost, God's colors all are fast.-John Greenleaf Whittier
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JohnMcG11663430: "Life is strange with its twists and turns
As everyone of us sometimes learns
And many a failure comes about
When he might have won had he stuck it out"
From the poem, "Don't Quit"
By John Greenleaf Whittier
evieyannakidis: And you never can tell just how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit-
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.
-John Greenleaf Whittier
larryseaman: ATSBK clip Poet John Greenleaf Whittier Birthplace
chikuwa100q_bot: 99. You don't always win/ your battles, but it's good to know you fought. [John Greenleaf Whittier]
jmatlockmix: Don't Quit by John Greenleaf Whittier - Your Daily Poem
QuotesFamous3: [truth] As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth. - John Greenleaf Whittier
bEiNgInDiE_: Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these,
'It might have been.'
-John Greenleaf Whittier, Maud Muller
BerniciaKrystal: A little smile, a word of cheer, a bit of love from someone near, a little gift from one held dear, best wishes for the coming year. These make a merry Christmas. – John Greenleaf Whittier
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haiyayfc: "Peace hath higher tests of manhood than battle ever knew." - John Greenleaf Whittier
ancapquotes: "Peace hath higher tests of manhood than battle ever knew." - John Greenleaf Whittier
MrkgnaoReads: Maud Muller (1866) by John Greenleaf Whittier [with Melshi]
anglicanreader: Drop thy still dews of quietness, till all our strivings cease; take from our souls the strain and stress, and let our ordered lives confess the beauty of thy peace. Breathe through the heats of our desire. O still, small voice of calm.
John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-92)
jinjiniiiie: No longer forward nor behind
I look in hope or fear;
But, grateful, take the good I find,
The best of now and here.
-John Greenleaf Whittier
chikuwa100q_bot: 99. You don't always win/ your battles, but it's good to know you fought. [John Greenleaf Whittier]
CSLCHSnMore: The previous poem was by John Greenleaf Whittier.
Whittier, CA was named after him.
andrew_hnatow: 1892 ed of collected poetry of John Greenleaf Whittier, fireside poet, Quaker, abolitionist.
NW_PTTC: "So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit—
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit." From Don't Quit, a poem by John Greenleaf Whittier. To read this short poem follow the link.
harperprod: “No longer forward nor behind I look in hope or fear;
but, grateful, take the good I find, the best of now and here…
And so the shadows fall apart, and so the west winds play;
and all the windows of my heart I open to the day.”
- John Greenleaf Whittier -
TrueQuotation: I would never have become music director of the Chicago Symphony, which would have been an extremely sad loss. — John Greenleaf Whittier
jarmgirl: 1891 Antique Victorian Poetry Book, Whittier Poems Houghton Mifflin Co Publishers, The Poetical Works John Greenleaf Whittier Illustrated
JGrammondPhoto: "The windows of my soul I throw wide open to the sun." ~ John Greenleaf Whittier. What choices are you making for the better this week? Image: © Jay Grammond
sylviam1234: The airs of heaven blow o’er me;
A glory shines before me
Of what mankind shall be,—
Pure, generous, brave, and free.
John Greenleaf Whittier
rebeca6169: Henry James praised Hawthorne, saying, "The fine thing in Hawthorne is that he cared for the deeper psychology, and that, in his way, he tried to become familiar with it."
Poet John Greenleaf Whittier wrote that he admired the "weird and subtle beauty" in Hawthorne's tales.
ANILAWHITNEY: Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, ‘It might have been.’
John Greenleaf Whittier
atsalumni: The smile of God is victory.-John Greenleaf Whittier
atsalumni: Yet, in the maddening maze of things, And tossed by storm and flood, To one fixed trust my spirit clings; I know that God is good!-John Greenleaf Whittier
OJulie777: "Of all sad words of mouth or pen,
the saddest are these, “It might have been."
—John Greenleaf Whittier
Richard57307834: Check out Jewels from Whittier Illustrated 1907 John Greenleaf Whittier
Armandpineda: "Of all the sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: 'It might have been.'" - John Greenleaf Whittier
mariankirstie: Drop Thy still dews of quietness
Till all our strivings cease.
Take from our souls the strain and stress,
And let our ordered lives confess
The beauty of Thy peace.
-John Greenleaf Whittier
rahulroaringrc: "Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been."
John Greenleaf Whittier
atsalumni: God's providence is not blind, but full of eyes.-John Greenleaf Whittier
kimmiintx: A Time to Think
The smile of God is victory.–John Greenleaf Whittier
A Time to Act
Claim the victory God is sure to give you.
A Time to Pray
Show me Your solution, Father, and help me act accordingly.
atsalumni: Before me, even as behind, God is, and all is well.-John Greenleaf Whittier
SEHS_Spirit: “Edsman Standard Time”: GRIT
“When things go wrong as they sometimes will / When the road you're trudging seems all up hill...
When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don't you quit...” —John Greenleaf Whittier
JoeyCutless: For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, It might have been. -John Greenleaf Whittier
angelsonearth: A Time to Think
The smile of God is victory.–John Greenleaf Whittier
A Time to Act
Claim the victory God is sure to give you.
A Time to Pray
Show me Your solution, Father, and help me act accordingly.
pseudiom: Is major Jazz rock figure and Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen actually mid-1800's American-Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier? The jury is still out...
kiing90s: Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been.
-John Greenleaf Whittier, Maud Muller - Pamphlet
projectouchline: Drop thy still dews of quietness, till all our strivings cease; take from our souls the strain and stress, and let our ordered lives confess the beauty of thy peace. Breathe through the heats of our desire. O still, small voice of calm.
John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-92)
chikuwa100q_bot: 99. You don't always win/ your battles, but it's good to know you fought. [John Greenleaf Whittier]
ChrisHatt11: "For all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been.'" - John Greenleaf Whittier
PTrumanJr: As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth.” John Greenleaf Whittier
kiing90s: Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been.
-John Greenleaf Whittier, Maud Muller - Pamphlet
chikuwa100q_bot: 99. You don't always win/ your battles, but it's good to know you fought. [John Greenleaf Whittier]
voxpeace: "Peace hath higher tests of manhood, than battle ever knew."
— John Greenleaf Whittier
DGquoter: "Peace hath higher tests of manhood, than battle ever knew."
— John Greenleaf Whittier
BadmintonBenef1: Drop thy still dews of quietness, till all our strivings cease; take from our souls the strain and stress, and let our ordered lives confess the beauty of thy peace. Breathe through the heats of our desire. O still, small voice of calm.
John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-92)
kiing90s: Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been.
-John Greenleaf Whittier, Maud Muller - Pamphlet
HopewellKat: For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, “It might have been.” – John Greenleaf Whittier
ludlowstation: "A picture memory brings to me;
I look across the years and see
Myself beside my Mother's knee..."
~ John Greenleaf Whittier
Happy Mother's Day to all of our wonderful Bulldog Moms, past, present and future! Thank you for entrusting us with your precious sons!
CathyOsten: Don't Quit by John Greenleaf Whittier - Your Daily Poem
LiteraryRob: Unveiling all the triumphs won
By art or toil beneath the sun...
The opening of the United States centennial celebration in Philadelphia began with a poem/hymn by John Greenleaf Whittier, May 10, 1876 --
somequotesbot: "Life is ever lord of DeathAnd Love can never lose its own." - John Greenleaf Whittier
reygarbernal: Tribute to Mother by John Greenleaf Whittier:
ableraces: “For all the sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, it might have been”. John Greenleaf Whittier.
This comes to mind, so yes, if only!
Rgallaty: Through the dark and stormy night Faith beholds a feeble light Up the blackness streaking; Knowing God's own time is best, In a patient hope I rest For the full day-breaking!
- John Greenleaf Whittier
kiing90s: Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been.
-John Greenleaf Whittier, Maud Muller - Pamphlet
Gary_Loper: As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth ~ John Greenleaf Whittier
justineshady: "Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
IllunisN: "Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been."
--John Greenleaf Whittier
Are we who we were, who we might yet be, or who we are now? When Now is not home, where shall we go?
MarinaStavrou9: For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been'.
John Greenleaf Whittier
kiing90s: Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been.
-John Greenleaf Whittier, Maud Muller - Pamphlet
si_npg: John Greenleaf Whittier, Joseph Edward Baker, 1877
chikuwa100q_bot: 19. For all sad words of tongue and pen/ the saddest are those 'It might have been.' [John Greenleaf Whittier]
chikuwa100q_bot: 99. You don't always win/ your battles, but it's good to know you fought. [John Greenleaf Whittier]
jewelsfrazier68: Don’t Quit.
~John Greenleaf Whittier
_Inspire2Aspire: Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been.
― John Greenleaf Whittier
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Ms_Synth: "Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been'."
-John Greenleaf Whittier
chikuwa100q_bot: 19. For all sad words of tongue and pen/ the saddest are those 'It might have been.' [John Greenleaf Whittier]
ukbose9: "Success is failure turned inside out; The silver tint on the clouds of doubt." Don't quit by John Greenleaf Whittier.
TheBarlowRC: "The Barlow Misses You" featuring The Barlow news edit and poem by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)
chikuwa100q_bot: 19. For all sad words of tongue and pen/ the saddest are those 'It might have been.' [John Greenleaf Whittier]
kiing90s: Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been.
-John Greenleaf Whittier, Maud Muller - Pamphlet
Matlok42: Success is failure turned inside out. - John Greenleaf Whittier
goudsward: Murder Among Friends: Mysteries Inspired by the Life and Works of John Greenleaf Whittier edited by David Goudsward
goudsward: Snowbound with Zombies: Tales of the Supernatural Inspired by the Life and Works of John Greenleaf Whittier Edited by David Goudsward
goudsward: Wittier Than Thou: Tales of Whimsy and Mirth inspired by the life and works of John Greenleaf Whittier edited by David Goudsward
p_barbeau: Don't Quit
by John Greenleaf Whittier
When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you m…
nerdyOme: For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: “It might have been!"
~ John Greenleaf Whittier, Maud Muller (1807-1892)
goku622498: "For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been'."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
OfAPlace: A poem by my relative (he had no children; we’re both descendents of one of the original settlers of Haverhill, Mass.). DON’T QUIT by John Greenleaf Whittier
blick_blick: Don't Quit by John Greenleaf Whittier - Your Daily Poem
POETSorg: 'T was on a May-day of the far old year
Seventeen hundred eighty, that there fell
Over the bloom and sweet life of the Spring
Over the fresh earth and the heaven of noon,
A horror of great darkness
—John Greenleaf Whittier
antiquebooksden: THE POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
PatrickHawe: Old love letters / Phil Blake.
from Light and Shade: Phil Blake's Sketch Book, Xmas 1902.
[Howth Head, silhouettes of Molly and Leopold?].
~ Quotation from John Greenleaf Whittier's poem, Maud Muller.
yamaguchiM: Don't Quit by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)
bay_art: 18+ Best John Greenleaf Whittier Poems You Need To Read Now
MikesJokesEtc: For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, It might have been. -John Greenleaf Whittier
repckelly: Barbara Frietchie by John Greenleaf Whittier
chikuwa100q_bot: 99. You don't always win/ your battles, but it's good to know you fought. [John Greenleaf Whittier]
PTrumanJr: As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth.” John Greenleaf Whittier
pdenglert: "Through this dark and stormy night
Faith beholds a feeble light
Up the blackness streaking;
Knowing God's own time is best,
In a patient hope I rest
For the full day-breaking!"
— John Greenleaf Whittier
SimerjeetSingh: "So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit—
It's when things go wrong that you must not quit."
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