Donald G. Mitchell Quotes


Hard, withering toil only can achieve a name; and long days and months and years must be passed in the chase of that bubble, reputation, which, when once grasped, breaks in your eager clutch into a hundred lesser bubbles, that soar above you still.


Citations

Mitchell, Donald G. Dream Life: A Fable of the Seasons. Charles Scribner, 1851.

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Donald G. Mitchell
Donald G. Mitchell
  • Born: April 12, 1822
  • Died: December 15, 1908
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Author

Donald Grant Mitchell was an American essayist and novelist who usually wrote under the pen name Ik Marvel.