Quotes by William C. Bryant

William C. Bryant

American poet, editor

Lived from: 1794 - 1878

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

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  • All that tread, the globe are but a handful to the tribes, that slumber in its bosom.
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  • Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness - a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster-children into strength and athletic proportion.
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  • Pain dies quickly, and lets her weary prisoners go; the fiercest agonies have shortest reign.
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  • Remorse is virtue's root; its fair increase are fruits of innocence and blessedness.
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  • The melancholy days are come, the saddest of the year, Of wailing winds, and naked woods and meadows brown and sear.
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  • Truth gets well if she is run over by a locomotive, while error dies of lockjaw if she scratches her finger.
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  • Weep not that the world changes - did it keep a stable, changeless state, it were cause indeed to weep.
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What are the most famous quotes from William C. Bryant?

The two most famous quotes from William C. Bryant are:

  • "All that tread, the globe are but a handful to the tribes, that slumber in its bosom."
  • "Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness - a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster-children into strength and athletic proportion."

When did William C. Bryant live?

William C. Bryant was born in 1794 and died in the year 1878.