Famous quotes containing the words standard, gray and/or console:
“[The Declaration of Independence] meant to set up a standard maxim for free society, which should be familiar to all, and revered by all; constantly looked to, constantly labored for, and even though never perfectly attained, constantly approximated, and thereby constantly spreading and deepening its influence, and augmenting the happiness and value of life to all people of all colors everywhere.”
—Abraham Lincoln (18091865)
“Weave the warp and weave the woof,
The winding-sheet of Edwards race.”
—Thomas Gray (17161771)
“Children, dear and loving children, can alone console a woman for the loss of her beauty.”
—HonorĂ© De Balzac (17991850)
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