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Better have failed in the high aim, as I, Than vulgarly in the low aim succeed As, God be thanked! I do not.
Robert Browning
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"Better have failed in the high aim, as I, Than vulgarly in the low aim succeed As, God be thanked! I do not."
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Better have failed in the high aim, as I, Than vulgarly in the low aim succeed As, God be thanked! I do not. — Robert Browning

About Robert Browning

Robert Browning was a Poet from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1812–1889).

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This quote is attributed to Robert Browning, a Poet from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Robert Browning lived from 1812 – 1889.
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