John Greenleaf Whittier Quotes

"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."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
(Related: Power, Fools, Fortune, Gold, Plants)

"The smile of God is victory."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
(Related: God, Victory, Smile)

"From the death of the old the new proceeds, and the life of truth from the death of creeds."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
(Related: Death, Life, Truth, Old)

"Tradition wears a snowy beard, romance is always young."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
(Related: Romance, Tradition)

"When faith is lost, when honor dies, the man is dead."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
(Related: Faith, Honor, Man)

"One brave deed makes no hero."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
(Related: Deed)

"It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
(Related: People, Trying)

"You don't always win your battles, but it's good to know you fought."
- John Greenleaf Whittier

"God's colors all are fast."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
(Related: God, Colors)

"Peace hath higher tests of manhood, than battle ever knew."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
(Related: Peace, Battle, Tests)

"Before me, even as behind, God is, and all is well."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
(Related: God)

"Beauty seen is never lost, God's colors all are fast."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
(Related: Beauty, God, Colors)

"As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
(Related: Truth)

"All the windows of my heart I open to the day."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
(Related: Heart, Day, Open, Windows)

"For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been'."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
(Related: Pen, Tongue, Words)

"I'll lift you and you lift me, and we'll both ascend together."
- John Greenleaf Whittier