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John Greenleaf Whittier

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Who is John Greenleaf Whittier? The quotes below are the best introduction we can offer. Their thinking spans from Truth to Smile, revealing a mind that refused to stay in one lane. Our collection holds 10 quotes from John Greenleaf Whittier, each offering a different angle on Truth, Smile, Sad, Romantic, and Power. A line that stays with you: "The smile of God is victory."

“Beauty seen is never lost, God's colors all are fast.”

— John Greenleaf Whittier

Beauty

All Quotes by John Greenleaf Whittier

“Beauty seen is never lost, God's colors all are fast.”

— John Greenleaf Whittier

Beauty

“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

Power

“Tradition wears a snowy beard, romance is always young.”

— John Greenleaf Whittier

Romantic

“When faith is lost, when honor dies, the man is dead.”

— John Greenleaf Whittier

Death

“As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth.”

— John Greenleaf Whittier

Business

“For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been'.”

— John Greenleaf Whittier

Sad

“The smile of God is victory.”

— John Greenleaf Whittier

Smile

“Peace hath higher tests of manhood, than battle ever knew.”

— John Greenleaf Whittier

Peace