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Lew Wallace
American
Soldier
About the author
The monuments of the nations are all protests against nothingness after death; so are statues and inscriptions; so is history.
Lew Wallace,
American
Soldier
#Death
#History
#Nations
#Nothingness
#Monuments
One is never more on trial than in the moment of excessive good fortune.
Lew Wallace,
American
Soldier
#Fortune
Beauty is altogether in the eye of the beholder.
Lew Wallace,
American
Soldier
#Eye
#Beauty
As a rule, there is no surer way to the dislike of men than to behave well where they have behaved badly.
Lew Wallace,
American
Soldier
#Men
When people are lonely they stoop to any companionship.
Lew Wallace,
American
Soldier
#People
#Companionship
#Lonely