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Jacob August Riis Quotes

The slum is the measure of civilization Picture Quote #1

Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before Picture Quote #1

Long ago it was said that ‘one half of the world does not know how the other half lives.’ That was true then. It did not know because it did not care. The half that was on top cared little for the struggles, and less for the fate, of those who were underneath, so long as it was able to hold them there and keep its own seat Picture Quote #1

This will remain so after Hurricane Katrina disappears from the front pages of our newspapers. Long ago. it was said that ‘one half of the world does not know how the other half lives. ‘... It did not know because it did not care... until some flagrant outrage on decency and the health of the community aroused it to noisy but ephemeral indignation Picture Quote #1

The more I live, the more I think that humor is the saving sense Picture Quote #1

Some defeats are only installments to victory Picture Quote #1

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When nothing seems to help, I go look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before Picture Quote #1

Men have a trick of coming up to what is expected of them, good or bad Picture Quote #1

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The slum is the measure of civilization (Jacob August Riis Quotes) Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before (Jacob August Riis Quotes) Long ago it was said that ‘one half of the world does not know how the other half lives.’ That was true then. It did not know because it did not care. The half that was on top cared little for the struggles, and less for the fate, of those who were underneath, so long as it was able to hold them there and keep its own seat (Jacob August Riis Quotes) This will remain so after Hurricane Katrina disappears from the front pages of our newspapers. Long ago. it was said that ‘one half of the world does not know how the other half lives. ‘... It did not know because it did not care... until some flagrant outrage on decency and the health of the community aroused it to noisy but ephemeral indignation (Jacob August Riis Quotes) The more I live, the more I think that humor is the saving sense (Jacob August Riis Quotes) Some defeats are only installments to victory (Jacob August Riis Quotes) When nothing seems to help, I go look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before (Jacob August Riis Quotes) Men have a trick of coming up to what is expected of them, good or bad (Jacob August Riis Quotes)