Sarah Orne Jewett: Finding

Sarah Orne Jewett was American novelist, short story writer and poet. Explore interesting quotes on finding.
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“It was mortifying to find how strong the habit of idle speech may become in one’s self. One need not always be saying something in this noisy world.”

Sarah Orne Jewett

Source: The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories

“Your patience may have long to wait,
Whether in little things or great,
But all good luck, you soon will learn,
Must come to those who nobly earn.
Who hunts the hay-field over
Will find the four-leaved clover.”

Sarah Orne Jewett

"Perseverance" in St. Nicholas Magazine, Vol. X. (September 1883), p. 840