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Edwin Percy Whipple was an American essayist known for his significant contributions to 19th-century American literature. Born on March 8, 1819, in Boston, Massachusetts, Whipple passed away on June 16, 1886. His essays, which often delved into themes of morality and social issues, established him as a prominent figure in the literary world.

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“Genius may be almost defined as the faculty of acquiring poverty.”

May Poverty Genius Defined Faculty

Book:Essays and Reviews

Source: Essays and Reviews

“Grit is the grain of character. It may generally be described as heroism materialized,--spirit and will thrust into heart, brain, and backbone, so as to form part of the physical substance of the man.”

Men Heart May Character Form Spirit Brain He Man Substance Grain Heroism Thrust Grit Backbone

Book:Success and Its Conditions

Source: Success and Its Conditions

“A composition which dazzles at first sight by gaudy epithets, or brilliant turns or expression, or glittering trains of imagery, may fade gradually from the mind, leaving no enduring impression; but words which flow fresh and warm from a full heart, and which are instinct with the life and breath of human feeling, pass into household memories, and partake of the immortality of the affections from which they spring.”

Source: Essays and Reviews

“A nation may be in a tumult to-day for a thought which the timid Erasmus placidly penned in his study more than two centuries ago.”

May Two Nations Study Century Tumult Erasmus

Book:Literature and Life

Source: Literature and Life

About the Author

Born: March 8, 1819
Died: June 16, 1886
Known for: Essayist
Quotes: 80

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