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Frederic Farrar Quotes
10 of the best book quotes from Frederic Farrar
01
“It was the first kind word he had had since the morning, and after his troubles kindness melted him.”
Frederic Farrar
author
Eric, or Little by Little
book
Eric Williams
character
kindness
ᐧ
power of words
ᐧ
troubles
ᐧ
feeling better
concepts
02
″‘Oh, mother,’ he said, ‘I am so happy- I like to say my prayers when you are here.‘”
Frederic Farrar
author
Eric, or Little by Little
book
Eric Williams
ᐧ
Mrs. Williams
characters
happiness
ᐧ
mothers
ᐧ
enjoyment
ᐧ
prayers
concepts
03
“He hated Eric at first sight, simply because his feeble mind could only realize one idea about him, and that was the new boy’s striking contrast with his own imperfections.”
Frederic Farrar
author
Eric, or Little by Little
book
Eric Williams
ᐧ
Barker
characters
jealousy
ᐧ
comparison
ᐧ
hate
ᐧ
own imperfections
concepts
04
“And yet, although we know it to be a mere delusion, we all idealize and idolize our childhood.”
Frederic Farrar
author
Eric, or Little by Little
book
Narrator (Eric, Or, Little by Little)
character
childhood
ᐧ
delusions
ᐧ
idealize
ᐧ
idolizes
concepts
05
“Those baby lips, the pure young heart, a year may work sad change in their words and thoughts!”
Frederic Farrar
author
Eric, or Little by Little
book
Fanny
ᐧ
Eric Williams
characters
changes
ᐧ
growing up
ᐧ
loss of innocence
ᐧ
young
ᐧ
exposure
concepts
06
“Who shall describe the emotions of those few moments? They did not seem like earthly moments; they seemed to belong not to time, but to eternity.”
Frederic Farrar
author
Eric, or Little by Little
book
Narrator (Eric, Or, Little by Little)
character
time
ᐧ
emotions
ᐧ
eternity
ᐧ
moments
ᐧ
a reunion
concepts
07
“They loved God, and did all the good they could to those around them.”
Frederic Farrar
author
God
person
Eric, or Little by Little
book
Mrs. Trevor
character
love
ᐧ
helping others
ᐧ
doing good
concepts
08
“Every one knows how very confusing it is to enter a strange room full of strange people...”
Frederic Farrar
author
Eric, or Little by Little
book
new kid
ᐧ
Narrator (Eric, Or, Little by Little)
characters
strangers
ᐧ
strange
ᐧ
confusing
concepts
09
“Hatred is the most mysterious and painful phenomenon to the unhappy person who is the object of it...”
Frederic Farrar
author
Eric, or Little by Little
book
Narrator (Eric, Or, Little by Little)
character
emotions
ᐧ
hatred
ᐧ
unhappiness
concepts
10
″‘He had stood there for justice,’ and he had counted the cost.”
Frederic Farrar
author
Eric, or Little by Little
book
Owen (Eric, or Little by Little)
character
justice
ᐧ
stand for something
ᐧ
paying a price
concepts
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kindness
power of words
troubles
feeling better
Eric Williams
happiness
mothers
enjoyment
prayers
Mrs. Williams
jealousy
comparison
hate
own imperfections
Barker
childhood
delusions
idealize
idolizes
Narrator (Eric, Or, Little by Little)
changes
growing up
loss of innocence
young
exposure
Fanny
time
emotions
eternity
moments
a reunion
love
helping others
doing good
Mrs. Trevor
strangers
new kid
strange
confusing
hatred
unhappiness
justice
stand for something
paying a price
Owen (Eric, or Little by Little)
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