James Jeffrey Roche Quotes

James Jeffrey Roche was an Irish-American poet, journalist and diplomat. Roche emigrated as a young child, and grew up in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He came to Boston in 1866, and joined the staff of the Irish newspaper. He became editor-in-chief in 1890, and was a leading spokesman for Catholic intellectuals in New England. When most Democrats in the region deserted William Jennings Bryan in 1896, Roche and the Pilot gave Brian strong support. At the end of his life he was the American Consul in Switzerland. Wikipedia  

✵ 31. May 1847 – 3. April 1908
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Famous James Jeffrey Roche Quotes

“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

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

The V-a-s-e, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

“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

Sir Hugo's Choice, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

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