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Emily Dickinson
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___ is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without words, and never stops at all.
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Quotes
Which one of these four quotes is attributed to Emily Dickinson?
→ If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.
→ The moral cement of all society is virtue; it unites and preserves, while vice separates and destroys.
→ For one man who sincerely pities our misfortunes, there are a thousand who sincerely hate our success.
→ Great minds must be ready not only to take opportunities, but to make them.
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Pick the quote attributed to Emily Dickinson.
→ I dwell in possibility.
→ A multitude of small delights constitute happiness.
→ Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of happiness.
→ Man is unhappy because he doesn't know he's happy. If anyone finds out he'll become happy at once.
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Select the quotation attributed to Emily Dickinson.
→ Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.
→ No man was ever wise by chance.
→ That Love is all there is, Is all we know of Love.
→ Abstinence is as easy to me as temperance would be difficult.
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One of these may be attributed to Emily Dickinson. Which one?
→ We turn not older with years, but newer every day.
→ Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
→ Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.
→ Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.
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Which one of these belongs to Emily Dickinson?
→ The brain is wider than the sky.
→ Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.
→ Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
→ It should be noted that children’s games are not merely games.
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Can you identify the right quote belonging to Emily Dickinson?
→ Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.
→ Happiness consists in frequent repetition of pleasure.
→ Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought.
→ One of the traits of genius is not to drag its thought through the rut worn by vulgar minds.
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Guess which of these quotes is attributed to Emily Dickinson.
→ To be prepared is half the victory.
→ The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
→ It is as hard for the good to suspect evil, as it is for the bad to suspect good.
→ Anger as soon as fed is dead - 'Tis starving makes it fat.
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One of the following quotations belongs to Emily Dickinson. Which one?
→ The satiated man and the hungry one do not see the same thing when they look upon a loaf of bread.
→ Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion.
→ Tell the truth, but tell it slant.
→ The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.
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Can you guess which one of these belongs to Emily Dickinson?
→ The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.
→ The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.
→ Nature does nothing uselessly.
→ Hope is a prodigal young heir, and experience is his banker.
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Try to identify the quote attributed to Emily Dickinson.
→ I don't wish to be everything to everyone, but I would like to be something to someone.
→ When I wrote it, only God and I knew the meaning. Now God alone knows.
→ They say that God is everywhere, and yet we always think of Him as somewhat of a recluse.
→ Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
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Looks like Emily Dickinson is the author of one of these.
→ There is no friendship that cares about an overheard secret.
→ Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
→ There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.
→ Dying is a wild night and a new road.
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