30 Quotes by Ernest Thompson Seton
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A lion shorn of his strength, an eagle robbed of his freedom, or a dove bereft of his mate, all die, it is said, of a broken heart; and who will aver that this grim bandit could bear the threefold brunt, heart-whole? This only I know, that when the morning dawned, he was lying there still in his position of calm repose, but his spirit was gone-the old king-wolf was dead.
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Thar is two things that every national crisis is bound to show up: first, a lot o’ dum fools in command; second, lot o great commanders in the ranks. An’ fortunately before the crisis is over the hull thing is sure set right, and the men is where they oughter be.
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At each of these northern posts there were interesting experiences in store for me, as one who had read all the books of northern travel and dreamed for half a lifetime of the north; and that was – almost daily meeting with famous men.
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