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Margaret Fuller, born on May 23, 1810, was an influential American journalist and feminist. She made significant contributions to literature, philosophy, and social reform, and is considered a key figure of the American Renaissance.

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Famous Margaret Fuller Quotes

“It seems that it is madder never to abandon one's self than often to be infatuated; better to be wounded, a captive and a slave, than always to walk in armor.”

Self Seems Walks Slave Abandon Wounded Armor Captives Infatuated

Book:Summer on the Lakes

Source: Summer on the Lakes

“Nature seems to have poured forth her riches so without calculation, merely to mark the fullness of her joy.”

Seems Joy Nature Mark Riches Fullness Calculations

Book:Woman in the nineteenth century: and kindred papers relating to the sphere, condition and duties of woman

Source: Woman in the nineteenth century: and kindred papers relating to the sphere, condition and duties of woman

“Be what you would seem to be.”

Seems

Author:Margaret Fuller

“there is such a rebound from parental influence that it generally seems that the child makes use of the directions given by the parent only to avoid the prescribed path.”

Children Use Seems Given Parent Path Influence Parental Rebound Parental Influence

Book:Life Without and Life Within: Or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and Poems

Source: Life Without and Life Within: Or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and Poems

“Who can ever be alone for a moment in Italy? Every stone has a voice, every grain of dust seems instinct with spirit from the Past, every step recalls some line, some legend of long-neglected lore.”

Long Moments Seems Past Spirit Voice Lines Steps Stones Instinct Dust Legends Grain Recalls Neglected Every Step

Book:At home and abroad

Source: At home and abroad

“Be what you would seem to be - or, if you'd like it put more simply - a house is no home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.”

Ifs Mind Wells Home Body Seems House Fire

Author:Margaret Fuller

“All great expression, which on a superficial survey seems so easy as well as so simple, furnishes after a while, to the faithful observer, its own standard by which to appreciate it.”

Wells Seems Easy Simple Greatness Expression Standards Appreciate Faithful Superficial Observers Surveys

Book:Woman in the 19th century, and kindred papers relating to the sphere, condition, and duties of woman

Source: Woman in the 19th century, and kindred papers relating to the sphere, condition, and duties of woman

“To one who has enjoyed the full life of any scene, of any hour, what thoughts can be recorded about it seem like the commas and semicolons in the paragraph-mere stops.”

Writing Seems Hours Scene Mere Enjoyed Paragraph Full Life

Book:At Home and Abroad, Or, Things and Thoughts in America and Europe

Source: At Home and Abroad, Or, Things and Thoughts in America and Europe