Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Charles Warren Stoddard

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American author Charles Warren Stoddard.
Last updated on April 14, 2025.
Charles Warren Stoddard

Charles Warren Stoddard was an American author and editor best known for his travel books about Polynesian life.

Rapidity does not always mean progress, and hurry is akin to waste. The old fable of the hare and the tortoise is just as good now, and just as true, as when it was first written.
When we can say no not only to things that are wrong and sinful, but also to things pleasant, profitable, and good which would hinder and clog our grand duties and our chief work, we shall understand more fully what life is worth, and how to make the most of it.
Grace is savage and must be savage in order to be perfect. — © Charles Warren Stoddard
Grace is savage and must be savage in order to be perfect.
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