Neither realism nor romance furnishes a more striking and picturesque figure than that of Christopher Columbus. The mystery about his origin heightens the charm of his story.
It is a pity that instead of the Pilgrim Fathers landing on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock had not landed on the Pilgrim Fathers. - Chauncey Depew
It is a pity that instead of the Pilgrim Fathers landing on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock had not landed on the Pilgrim Fathers.
- Chauncey Depew
Blot out from the page of history the names of all the great actors of his time in the drama of nations, and preserve the name of Washington, and the… - Chauncey Depew
Blot out from the page of history the names of all the great actors of his time in the drama of nations, and preserve the name of Washington, and the…
A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is a man who hopes they are. - Chauncey Depew
A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is a man who hopes they are.
The walk downstairs to the breakfast table is excercise enough for any gentleman. - Chauncey Depew
The walk downstairs to the breakfast table is excercise enough for any gentleman.
There are millions of stories in the world, and several hundred of them good ones. - Chauncey Depew
There are millions of stories in the world, and several hundred of them good ones.
As for food, half of my friends have dug their graves with their teeth. - Chauncey Depew
As for food, half of my friends have dug their graves with their teeth.
But the closer we study their lives, and the better we know their deeds, the more profound is our admiration and the greater our reverence for the Pi… - Chauncey Depew
But the closer we study their lives, and the better we know their deeds, the more profound is our admiration and the greater our reverence for the Pi…
I get my exercise acting as pallbearer to my friends who exercise. - Chauncey Depew
I get my exercise acting as pallbearer to my friends who exercise.
If we claim heritage in Bacon, Shakespeare and Milton, we also acknowledge that it was for liberties guaranteed Englishmen by sacred charters our fat… - Chauncey Depew
If we claim heritage in Bacon, Shakespeare and Milton, we also acknowledge that it was for liberties guaranteed Englishmen by sacred charters our fat…
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