Charles Godfrey Leland
1824 - 1903
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Biography
Charles Godfrey Leland was an American writer, folklorist, and journalist. He was born on August 15, 1824, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Leland is best known for his works on folklore and mythology, especially his collection of Italian folk tales published as 'Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches'. He was a key figure in the revival of interest in European Gypsy culture and language.
Famous Quotes (5)
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The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy.
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Flowers are the sweetest things that God ever made and forgot to put a soul into.
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The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.
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Be what you would seem to be or, if you'd like it put more simply: Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise.
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What is Love? It is the morning and the evening star.