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Carolyn Wells, an American author born on June 18, 1862, and died on March 26, 1942, is renowned for her works in children's literature. Her stories are cherished for their rich imagination and delicate emotions.

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Famous Carolyn Wells Quotes

“Advice ... is a habit-forming drug. You give a dear friend a bit of advice today, and next week you find yourself advising two or three friends, and the week after, a dozen, and the week following, crowds!”

Giving Two Today Three Next Bits Week Advice Habit Drug Dear Crowds Following Finding Yourself Dozen Next Week Dear Friend Following The Crowd Three Friends

Book:The Rest of My Life

Source: The Rest of My Life

“In December people give no thought to the Past or the Future. They thing only of the Present.”

People Giving Past December

Book:The Carolyn Wells Year Book of Old Favorites and New Fancies for 1909

Source: The Carolyn Wells Year Book of Old Favorites and New Fancies for 1909

“There are many ways of discarding [books]. You can give them to friends,--or enemies,--or to associations or to poor Southern libraries. But the surest way is to lend them. Then they never come back to bother you.”

Way Giving Book Friendship Poor Enemy Friends Library Bother Southern Association

Author:Carolyn Wells

“I love the Christmas-tide, and yet, I notice this, each year I live; I always like the gifts I get, But how I love the gifts I give!”

“'Tis blessed to bestow, and yet, Could we bestow the gifts we get, And keep the ones we give away, How happy were our Christmas day!”

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Book:Childhood Essentials Library - Carolyn Wells Edition: 29 Novels & 150+ Poems, Stories, Fables & Charades for Children (Illustrated): Patty Fairfield Series, Marjorie Maynard Collection, Two Little Women Trilogy, Mother Goose's Menagerie, The Jingle Book, A Phenomenal Fauna, The Seven Ages of Childhood, Children of Our Town¦

Source: Childhood Essentials Library - Carolyn Wells Edition: 29 Novels & 150+ Poems, Stories, Fables & Charades for Children (Illustrated): Patty Fairfield Series, Marjorie Maynard Collection, Two Little Women Trilogy, Mother Goose's Menagerie, The Jingle Book, A Phenomenal Fauna, The Seven Ages of Childhood, Children of Our Town¦

“The books we think we ought to read are poky, dull, and dry The books that we would like to read we are ashamed to buy The books that people talk about we never can recall And the books that people give us, oh, they're the worst of all.”

People Thinking Giving Writing Book Reading Worst Ought Dry Dull Ashamed Recalls

Author:Carolyn Wells

“Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to receive.”

Giving Advice Blessed Giving Advice

Book:The Rest of My Life

Source: The Rest of My Life