Sarah Knowles Bolton > Quotes

“- Paddle Your Own Canoe

Voyager upon life's sea,
To yourself be true,
And whatever your lot may be,
Paddle your own canoe.
Never, though the winds may rave,
Falter or look back;
But upon the darkest wave
Leave a shining track.
Paddle your own canoe.

Nobly dare the wildest storm,
Stem the hardest gale,
Brave of heart and strong of arm
You will never fail.
When the world is cold and dark,
Keep your aim in view;
And toward the beacon work,
Paddle your own canoe. ...

..Would you crush the giant wrong,
In the world's free fight?
With a spirit brave and strong,
Battle for the right.
And to break the chains that bind
The many to the few
To enfranchise slavish mind,-
Paddle your own canoe.

Nothing great is lightly won,
Nothing won is lost,
Every good deed, nobly done,
Will repay the cost.
Leave to Heaven, in humble trust,
All you will to do:
But if succeed, you must
Paddle your own canoe.”
― Sarah Bolton

“so great is the number of fools.”
― Sarah Knowles Bolton, Famous Men of Science

“A civil question demands a civil answer, whether the person addressed be king or peasant.”
― Sarah K Bolton

“If he is worthy, and has energy, the world has a place for him, and sooner or later he will find it.”
― Sarah Knowles Bolton, Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous

“If Aristotle could be wrong in one thing, he might in others,”
― Sarah Knowles Bolton, Famous Men of Science

“The world in general works no harder than circumstances compel.”
― Sarah K Bolton

“without WORK and WILL no great things are achieved.”
― Sarah Knowles Bolton, Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous

“to treasure time as though it were gold.”
― Sarah Knowles Bolton, Famous Men of Science

“If Lincoln and Garfield, both farmer-boys, could come to the Presidency, then there is a chance for other farmer-boys.”
― Sarah Knowles Bolton, Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous