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William Gilmore Simms

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I believe that economists put decimal points in their forecasts to show they have a sense of humor.


— William Gilmore Simms


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The only true source of politeness is consideration.


— William Gilmore Simms


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Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of it is fatal to the best talent.


— William Gilmore Simms


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Most men remember obligations, but are not often likely to be grateful; the proud are made sour by the remembrance and the vain silent.


— William Gilmore Simms


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Genius is the very eye of intellect and the wing of thought; it is always in advance of its time, and is the pioneer for the generation which it precedes.


— William Gilmore Simms


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He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of censure is the death of genius.


— William Gilmore Simms


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Neither praise or blame is the object of true criticism. Justly to discriminate, firmly to establish, wisely to prescribe, and honestly to award. These are the true aims and duties of criticism.


— William Gilmore Simms


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No errors of opinion can possibly be dangerous in a country where opinion is left free to grapple with them.


— William Gilmore Simms


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Not in sorrow freely is never to open the bosom to the sweets of the sunshine.


— William Gilmore Simms


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Tears are the natural penalties of pleasure. It is a law that we should pay for all that we enjoy.


— William Gilmore Simms


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About William Gilmore Simms

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Did you know about William Gilmore Simms?

Simms then devoted his attention entirely to writing and in rapid succession publiWilliam Gilmore Simmsd Tile Vision of Cones Cain and Other Poems (1829); The Tricolor or Three Days of Blood in Paris (1830); and his strongest poem Atalantis a Tale of the Sea (1832). Still he is known among literary scholars as a major force in Antebellum literature. His writings achieved great prominence during the 19th century with Edgar Allan Poe pronouncing him the best novelist America had ever produced.

His writings achieved great prominence during the 19th century with Edgar Allan Poe pronouncing him the best novelist America had ever produced. He is also remembered for his strong support of slavery and for his opposition to Uncle Tom's Cabin in response to which he wrote reviews and a novel.

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