John James Ingalls Professions : American Politician Born : December 29, 1833 Died : August 16, 1900 Browse All Authors Top 13 quotes by John James Ingalls Grass is the forgiveness of nature-her constant benediction. Fields trampled with battle, saturated with blood, torn with the ruts of cannon, grow green again with grass and carnage is forgotten. Streets abandoned by traffic become grass-grown, like rural lanes and are obliterated. Forests decay, harvests perish, flowers vanish, but grass is immortal. John James Ingalls battle flower blood Ad astra per aspera. Translated: "to the stars through difficulties". John James Ingalls ads difficulty stars In the democracy of the dead all men at last are equal. There is neither rank nor station nor prerogative in the republic of the grave. John James Ingalls equality men death Delaware: a state that has three counties when the tide is out, and two when it is in. John James Ingalls tides three two Pennsylvania, the state that has produced two great men: Benjamin Franklin of Massachusetts, and Albert Gallatin of Switzerland. John James Ingalls switzerland men two Grass is the forgiveness of nature - her constant benediction. Forests decay, harvests perish, flowers vanish, but grass is immortal...Its tenacious fibers hold the earth in place and prevent its soluble components from washing to the wasting sea. John James Ingalls nature flower sea I answer not, and I return no more. John James Ingalls return answers Every man is the center of a circle, whose fatal circumference he can not pass. John James Ingalls can-not circles men The purification of politics is an iridescent dream. John James Ingalls iridescent politics dream I think some orator commenting upon that fate said that though the winds of heaven might whistle around an Englishman's cottage, the King of England could not. John James Ingalls fate kings home I knock unbidden once at every gate-- John James Ingalls fate sleep opportunity The golden rule has no place in a political campaign. John James Ingalls campaigns politics political Happiness is an endowment and not an acquisition. It depends more upon temperament and disposition than environment. John James Ingalls acquisition environment happiness Similar Authors Bill W. Clayton american-politician Bob Allen american-politician Brian E. Frosh american-politician Brad Carson american-politician Bonnie Lowenthal american-politician Arthur B. Robinson american-politician All Authors
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