To James T. Fields, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
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Who never wins can rarely lose,
Who never climbs as rarely falls.
— John Greenleaf Whittier
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Who never wins can rarely lose,
Who never climbs as rarely falls." in the context of "To James T. Fields, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier (17 December 1807 – 7 September 1892) was an American Quaker poet and abolitionist.
About John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier (17 December 1807 – 7 September 1892) was an American Quaker poet and abolitionist.
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