Who said “What I aspired to be and was not, comforts me.”?

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Robert Browning. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceBartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)

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Browning, R. (n.d.). What I aspired to be and was not, comforts me. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/6168-what-i-aspired-to-be-and-was-not/

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Browning, Robert. “What I aspired to be and was not, comforts me.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/6168-what-i-aspired-to-be-and-was-not/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Browning, Robert. “What I aspired to be and was not, comforts me.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/6168-what-i-aspired-to-be-and-was-not/.

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