How fleeting the sorrows of youth, how slight the foundatio… - Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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How fleeting the sorrows of youth, how slight the foundations on which the young build towers of despair

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox (5 November 1850 – 30 October 1919) was an American poet.

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There is no chance, no destiny, no fate,
Can circumvent or hinder or control
The firm resolve of a determined soul.

We flatter those we scarcely know,
We please the fleeting guest,
And deal full many a thoughtless blow
To those who love us best.

The world needs divine power in every human being the recognition of which is the secret to all success and happiness

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