Memorable 1800s Authors Quotes On Life

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"The story of my life is the story of the ruins."
Henri Frederic Amiel
"To live is like to love – all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it."
Samuel Butler
"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven."
John Milton (often quoted in the 1800s)
"Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs."
Charlotte Brontë
"It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not."
J.R.R. Tolkien (though his most famous works came later, his li
"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity."
Dorothy Parker (while primarily a 20th-century figure, her wit
"We are never more truly ourselves than when we are serious; and let me add, that we are never serious about quite unimportant things."
Oscar Wilde
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"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever."
Jacques Cousteau (captured the spirit of exploration reminiscen
"I would rather die of passion than of boredom."
Vincent van Gogh
"To be great is to be misunderstood."
Ralph Waldo Emerson (Transcendentalism was a major influence)
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Steve Jobs (Applies to any era but reflects the sentiment for h
"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."
Louisa May Alcott
"Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you."
Walt Whitman
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined."
Henry David Thoreau
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart."
Helen Keller (Victorian era ideals towards end of 1800s)
"Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well."
Robert Louis Stevenson
"Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact."
William James
"There is no remedy for love but to love more."
Henry David Thoreau
"Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf."
Albert Schweitzer (His life mirrored a commitment to humanitari
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."
Lao Tzu (Timeless Wisdom applicable to 1800s mindset)
"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."
Buddha (Eastern philosophies gained traction in the West during
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"One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful."
Sigmund Freud
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
Socrates (Evergreen Philosophy embraced in any educated circle)
"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profundity. Kindness in giving creates love."
Lao Tzu (Timeless Wisdom applicable to 1800s mindset)
"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."
Muhammad Ali (His philosophy resonated with those who champione

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