Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Francis Marion Crawford

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American writer Francis Marion Crawford.

Last updated on December 25, 2024.

Francis Marion Crawford was an American writer noted for his many novels, especially those set in Italy, and for his classic weird and fantastical stories.

American - Writer | August 2, 1854 - April 9, 1909

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No one person can possibly combine all the elements supposed to make up what everyone means by friendship.

Francis Marion Crawford

To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself.

Francis Marion Crawford

In spite of Jean-Jacques and his school, men are not everywhere born free, any more than they are everywhere in chains, unless these be of their own individual making.

Francis Marion Crawford

Jealousy is the forerunner of love, and often its awakener.

Francis Marion Crawford

To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself. [It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. It is best to plan for all eventualities then believe in success, and only cross the failure bridge if you come to it!]

Francis Marion Crawford

They fell, but o'er their glorious grave Floats free the banner of the cause they died to save.

Francis Marion Crawford

Every man carries with him the world in which he must live.

Francis Marion Crawford