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Isabella Fyvie Mayo Quotes

1843–1914 Scotland

Isabella Fyvie Mayo (10 December 1843 – 13 May 1914) was a Scottish poet, and novelist who also wrote under the pen name Edward Garrett.

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Also known as: Mayo, Isabella Fyvie, Edward Garrett

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Let not thy peace depend on the tongues of men; for whether they judge well of thee or ill, thou art not on that account other than thyself. Where are true peace and true glory? Are they not in God?

Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

For honesty is before honor; and though man must write his poems in sounding words, God's poems are printed best in the brave and silent duties of common life.

Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

Ah! well it is for us that God is a loving Father, who takes our very prayers and thanksgivings rather for what we mean than for what they are; just as parents smile on the trailing weeds that their ignorant little ones bring them for flowers.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Isabella Fyvie Mayo (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.