Edwin P. Whipple Quotes

1819-1886, American Essayist
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“Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time.”
Books and Reading
“Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment.”
Irony
“Where ever you find humor, you find pathos close by it side.”
Humor
“Knowledge, like religion, must be ''experienced'' in order to be known.”
Knowledge
“An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly.”
Reason
“Cheerfulness in most cheerful people, is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline.”
Cheerfulness
“Of the three prerequisites of genius; the first is soul; the second is soul; and the third is soul.”
Soul
“In activity we must find our joy as well as glory; and labor, like everything else that is good, is its own reward.”
Action