Thomas W. Higginson

Nothing is so galling to a people not broken in from the birth as a paternal, or in other words a meddling government, a government which tells them what to read and say and eat and drink and wear. ↗

— Thomas W. Higginson

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When a thought takes one's breath away, a grammar lesson seems an impertinence. ↗

— Thomas W. Higginson

#away #breath #grammar #impertinence #lesson

Great men are rarely isolated mountain peaks; they are the summits of ranges. ↗

— Thomas W. Higginson

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There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual as an habitual sense of humor. ↗

— Thomas W. Higginson

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Fields are won by those who believe in the winning. ↗

— Thomas W. Higginson

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Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes. ↗

— Thomas W. Higginson

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