Cousin Phillis Quotes

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Quote	Author	Source
"There is many a young cockerel that will stand upon a dunghill and crow about his father, by way of making his own plumage to shine."	Elizabeth Gaskell	Cousin Phillis
"Here was I asking a blessing and neglecting the means, which is a mockery."	Elizabeth Gaskell	Cousin Phillis
"Really it is very wholesome exercise, this trying to make one's words represent one's thoughts, instead of merely looking to their effect on others."	Elizabeth Gaskell	Cousin Phillis