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Minna Antrim

Minna Antrim, an American writer born on October 13, 1861, and died in 1950. Her works spanned across novels, poetry, and drama, and she is known for her unique literary style and profound portrayal of female characters. more

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Book:The Rambler: A Periodical Paper, Published in 1750, 1751, 1752
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“From top to bottom of the ladder, greed is aroused without knowing where to find ultimate foothold. Nothing can calm it, since its goal is far beyond all it can attain. Reality seems valueless by comparison with the dreams of fevered imaginations; reality is therefore abandoned.”

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Book:Suicide: A Study in Sociology
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“It is of the nobility of man's soul that he is insatiable: for he hath a benefactor so prone to give, that he delighteth in us for asking. Do not your inclinations tell you that the WORLD is yours? Do you not covet all? Do you not long to have it; to enjoy it; to overcome it? To what end do men gather riches, but to multiply more? Do they not like Pyrrhus the King of Epire, add house to house and lands to lands, that they may get it all?”

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Book:Centuries of Meditations
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