Hand Dug Wells

Famous quotes containing the words hand, dug and/or wells:

    For, eschewing books and tasks,
    Nature answers all he asks;
    Hand in hand with her he walks;
    Face to face with her he talks,
    Part and parcel of her joy,—
    Blessings on the barefoot boy!
    John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892)

    I do not choose that my grave should be dug while I am still alive.
    Elizabeth I (1533–1603)

    I have always hated biography, and more especially, autobiography. If biography, the writer invariably finds it necessary to plaster the subject with praises, flattery and adulation and to invest him with all the Christian graces. If autobiography, the same plan is followed, but the writer apologizes for it.
    —Carolyn Wells (1862–1942)