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James Jeffrey Roche
5 quotes
“The net of law is spread so wide, No sinner from its sweep may hide. Its meshes are so fine and strong They take in every child of wrong. O wondrous web of mystery ! Big fish alone escape from thee !”
James Jeffrey Roche (1847–1908) first seen 1900 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Net Of Law", The V-A-S-E & Other Bric-a-Brac (published by Richard G. Badger Company, Boston, 1900)
“A brave endeavor To do thy duty, whate'er its worth, Is better than life with love forever And love is the sweetest thing on earth.”
James Jeffrey Roche (1847–1908) said by 1908 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sir Hugo's Choice, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“The love of man and woman is as fire To warm, to light, but surely to consume And self-consuming die… But comrade-love is as a welding blast Of candid flame and ardent temperature: Glowing more fervent, it doth bind more fast; And melting both but makes the union sure. The dross alone is burnt—till at the last The steel, if cold, is one and strong and pure.”
James Jeffrey Roche (1847–1908) said by 1908 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: My Comrade, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“I 'd rather be handsome than homely; I 'd rather be youthful than old; If I can't have a bushel of silver I'll do with a barrel of gold.”
James Jeffrey Roche (1847–1908) said by 1908 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Contentment, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“All loved Art in a seemly way With an earnest soul and a capital A.”
James Jeffrey Roche (1847–1908) said by 1908 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The V-a-s-e, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).