“Who would attain to summits still and fair,
Must nerve himself through valleys of despair.”

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American author and poet 1850–1919

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“Who would attain to summits still and fair,Must nerve himself through valleys of despair.”

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“Who would attain to summits still and fair,
Must nerve himself through valleys of despair.”