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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

“I am not a nervous man in a general way, and very little troubled with superstitions, of which I have lived to see the folly.”

Men Way Littles Nervous Folly Superstitions

Book:The Lost World MEGAPACK ®: 22 Modern and Classic Tales

Source: The Lost World MEGAPACK ®: 22 Modern and Classic Tales

“Ah! how little knowledge does a man acquire in his life. He gathers it up like water, but like water it runs between his fingers, and yet, if his hands be but wet as though with dew, behold a generation of fools call out, 'See, he is a wise man!' Is it not so?”

Ifs Men Littles Doe Hands Running Water Wise Generations Stupid Fool Fingers Acquire Wet Dew Little Knowledge

Book:She: A History of Adventure

Source: She: A History of Adventure

“So they crucified their Messiah? Well can I believe it. That He was a Son of the Living Spirit would be naught to them, if indeed He was so.... They would care little for any God if he came not with pomp and power.”

Ifs Believe Wells Littles Would Be Care Spirit I Believe Son Messiah

Book:She: A History of Adventure

Source: She: A History of Adventure

“Man's cleverness is almost indefinite, and stretches like an elastic band, but human nature is like an iron ring. You can go round and round it, you can polish it highly, you can even flatten it a little on one side, whereby you will make it bulge out the other, but you will NEVER, while the world endures and man is man, increase its total circumference.”

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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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