Many men do not allow their principles to take root, but pull them up every now and then, as children do the flowers they have planted, to see if they are growing.

Many men do not allow their principles to take root, but pull them up every now and then, as children do the flowers they have planted, to see if they are growing.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Many men do not allow their principles to take root, but pull them up every now and then, as children do the flowers they have planted, to see if they are growing. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Many men do not allow their principles to take root, but pull them up every now and then, as children do the flowers they have planted, to see if they are growing.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow