Johann Wolfgang von Goethe? Gian Carlo Menotti? John Greenleaf Whittier? Adelaide Anne Procter? Norman Cousins? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: Looking back on one’s life sometimes produces a surge of regret for lost opportunities. Here are two versions of a statement expressing this feeling: (1) Hell begins the day God grants you the vision to …
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Quote Origin: Success Is Failure Turned Inside Out
John Greenleaf Whittier? Edgar Guest? Labor? Nellie Maxwell? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: A popular poem about perseverance includes these lines: When all is pressing you down a bit— Rest if you must, but don’t you quit. The poets John Greenleaf Whittier and Edgar A. Guest have both been credited. Would you please determine the …
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Quote Origin: The Joy That You Give to Others Is the Joy That Comes Back to You
John Greenleaf Whittier? Margaret E. Sangster? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: Recently, I came across a heartfelt short poem titled “Happy New Year” containing the following line: The joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you. The verse was attributed to the prominent nineteenth-century poet John Greenleaf Whittier who …
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