Who said “We love in others what we lack ourselves, And would be every thing but what we are.”?

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Richard Henry Stoddard. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"Arcadian Idyl", p. 37.

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Stoddard, R. H. (n.d.). We love in others what we lack ourselves, And would be every thing but what we are. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/28272-we-love-in-others-what-we-lack-ourselves/

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Stoddard, Richard Henry. “We love in others what we lack ourselves, And would be every thing but what we are.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/28272-we-love-in-others-what-we-lack-ourselves/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Stoddard, Richard Henry. “We love in others what we lack ourselves, And would be every thing but what we are.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/28272-we-love-in-others-what-we-lack-ourselves/.

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