Theodore Tilton Quotes

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"What is wealth?" the king would say,
"Even this shall pass away".

Theodore Tilton

"Pain is hard to bear," he cried,
"But with patience, day by day,
Even this shall pass away."

Theodore Tilton

What is fame?
Fame is but a slow decay—
Even this shall pass away.

Theodore Tilton

Pleasure comes, but not to stay;
Even this shall pass away.

Theodore Tilton

So, lest I be inclined
To render ill for ill,—
Henceforth in me instil,
O God, a sweet good-will
To all mankind.

Theodore Tilton

I won a noble fame;
But with a sudden frown,
The people snatched my crown,
And, in the mire, trod down
My lofty name.

Theodore Tilton

But I account it worth
All pangs of fair hopes crost—
All loves and honors lost,—
To gain the heavens, at cost
Of losing earth.

Theodore Tilton

Theodore Tilton

Theodore Tilton

Born: October 2, 1835

Died: May 29, 1907 (aged 71)

Bio: Theodore Tilton was an American newspaper editor, poet and abolitionist. He was born in New York City to Silas Tilton and Eusebia Tilton. On his twentieth birthday of October 2, 1855, he married Elizabeth Richards, known as "Libby Tilton".

Known for:

The true church (1867)
Biography of Victoria C. Woodhull (1871)

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