Gertrude Atherton Quote

To put a tempting face aside when duty demands every faculty is a lesson which takes most men longest to learn.

Gertrude Atherton

To put a tempting face aside when duty demands every faculty is a lesson which takes most men longest to learn.

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About Gertrude Atherton

Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (October 30, 1857 – June 14, 1948) was an American writer. Many of her novels are set in her home state of California. Her bestselling novel Black Oxen (1923) was made into a silent movie of the same name. In addition to novels, she wrote short stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on such issues as feminism, politics, and war.