Quotes from authors passed in 1881
One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
Benjamin Disraeli
Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
Benjamin Disraeli
The kingdom of God is a theocracy. And as it is the only form of government which will redeem and save mankind, it is necessary that every soul should be rightly and thoroughly instructed in regard to its nature and general characteristics.
Orson Pratt
He who controls the money supply of a nation controls the nation.
James A. Garfield
The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully.
Thomas Carlyle
David Byrne 
Katherine Mansfield 
Buck Owens 
Simon van der Meer 
Ludovico Ariosto 
Mitch McConnell 
Phyllis Schlafly 
Sydney Brenner Authors that died in 1881