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H. Rider Haggard was a British writer known for his adventure novels. His work 'She' is considered a pioneer of early science fiction, having a profound impact on literature and cinema.

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Famous H. Rider Haggard Quotes

“And what, O Queen, are those things that are dear to a man? Are they not bubbles? Is not ambition but an endless ladder by which no height is ever climbed till the last unreachable rung is mounted? For height leads on to height, and there is not resting-place among them, and rung doth grow upon rung, and there is no limit to the number.”

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Book:She

Source: She

“Being cut off from love, what remains to me but ambition?”

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Book:Moon of Israel

Source: Moon of Israel

“The acorn of ambition often grows into an oak from which men hang.”

Men Grows Ambition Oaks Acorns

Book:Delphi Works of H. Rider Haggard (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Works of H. Rider Haggard (Illustrated)

About the Author

Born: June 22, 1856
Died: May 14, 1925
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 63

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