"Circumstances are the rulers of the weak they are but the instruments of the..." - Samuel Lover

Circumstances are the rulers of the weak they are but the instruments of the wise.

— Samuel Lover
Composer, writer and painter

self reliance

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About Samuel Lover

Samuel Lover was Irish composer, writer and painter. Samuel Lover, also known as "Ben Trovato", was an Irish songwriter, composer and novelist, and a portrait painter, chiefly in miniatures. He was the grandfather of Victor Herbert. Read more on Wikipedia →

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