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“Plants grow most in the darkest hours preceding dawn; so do human souls. Nature always pays for a brave fight. Sometimes she pays in strengthened moral muscle, sometimes in deepened spiritual insight, sometimes in a broadening, mellowing, sweetening of the fibres of character,—but she always pays.”

Quote by William George Jordan

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William George Jordan

William George Jordan was an American essayist born on March 6, 1864, and died in 1928. Known for his concise and profound essay style, Jordan's works covered a range of topics including morality, religion, and philosophy. more

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