Edward Everett Hale was an American author, historian and Unitarian clergyman. He was a child prodigy who exhibited extraordinary literary skills and at age thirteen was enrolled at Harvard University where he graduated second in his class. Hale would go on to write for a variety of publications and periodicals throughout his lifetime.Father of author Edward Everett Hale Jr.
Contrary to some reports, he was not the grandfather of actor Edward Everett Horton.
His story, "The Man Without a Country," has been produced at least 8 times on film, as well as numerous times for other mediums: An opera of the story, also entitled "The Man Without a Country," was composed by Walter Damrosch and premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in 1937. A four-part dramatization was recorded in June 1947 and issued by Decca on two coupled 12" 78 rpm discs. Bing Crosby provided the narration and Frank Lovejoy portrayed Philip Nolan. On May 8, 1977, a three-act radio play was broadcast as an episode of famous radio man Himan Brown s The General Mills Radio Adventure Theater. The venerable Russell Horton performed the part of Nolan. Tom Bosley , Howard Cunningham of TVs Happy Days , was host of the series. There was also a radio production in the 1950s.
[on determination] I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything,but I can do something; and what I can do, that I ought to do; and what,I ought to do, by the grace of God I shall do.
I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.
I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.
I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.
To look up and not down To look forward and not back To look out and not in and To lend a hand.
To look up and not down To look forward and not back To look out and not in and To lend a hand.
I cannot do everything but still I can do something and because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do something I can do.
I cannot do everything but still I can do something and because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.
I am only one but still I am one. I cannot do everything but still I can do something and because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do something I can do.
I cannot do everything but still I can do something and because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do something I can do.
I cannot do everything but still I can do something and because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do something that I can do.
I cannot do everything but still I can do something and because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do something that I can do.
War - hard apprenticeship of freedom.
It seems as if, for every dragon head that is lopped off, two more terrible appear. Seems so. But in truth, Life is gaining all the while. Brute force, such power as there seems to be in things, cannot stand against ideas which are eternal.
In the name of Hypocrites, doctors have invented the most exquisite form of torture ever known to man: survival.
Life seeks life and loves life. The opening of a catkin of a willow, in the flight of the butterfly, in the chirping of a tree-toad or the sweep of an eagle - my life loves to see how others live, exults in their joy, and so far is partner in their great concern.
Make it your habit not to be critical about small things.
Wise anger is like fire from a flint: there is great ado to get it out; and when it does come, it is out again immediately. .
