John Boyle O'Reilly (1844–1890) Irish-born poet and novelist
Quoted in Roche, James Jeffrey (1891). Life of John Boyle O'Reilly, together with his complete poems and speeches edited by Mrs John Boyle O'Reilly. New York. p 195.
“From praise comes joy, from joy – strength, from strength – virtue, from virtue – purity and from purity comes realization of one’s full potential.”
Leon MacLaren, The Machinery of Government, 1998
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