Quotes by George William Curtis

George William Curtis

American journalist

Lived from: 1824 - 1892

Category: Media | Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 24 february 1824 Died: 31 august 1892

  • While we read history we make history.
  • Romance like a ghost escapes touching; it is always where you are not, not where you are. The interview or conversation was prose at the time, but it is poetry in the memory.

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  • Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.
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  • Anger, even when it punishes the faults of delinquents, ought not to precede reason as its mistress, but attend as a handmaid at the back of reason, to come to the front when bidden. For once it begins to take control of the mind, it calls just what it does cruelly.
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  • Happiness lies first of all in health.
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  • Nature makes woman to be won and men to win.
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  • Romance like a ghost escapes touching; it is always where you are not, not where you are. The interview or conversation was prose at the time, but it is poetry in the memory.
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  • The test of civilization is its estimate of women.
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  • While we read history we make history.
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  • A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.
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What are the most famous quotes from George William Curtis?

The two most famous quotes from George William Curtis are:

  • "Age is a matter of feeling, not of years."
  • "Anger, even when it punishes the faults of delinquents, ought not to precede reason as its mistress, but attend as a handmaid at the back of reason, to come to the front when bidden. For once it begins to take control of the mind, it calls just what it does cruelly."

When did George William Curtis live?

George William Curtis was born in 1824 and died in the year 1892.