Martin Farquhar Tupper
Martin Farquhar Tupper
Martin Farquhar Tupperwas an English writer, and poet, and the author of Proverbial Philosophy...
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selfish passion men
Man liveth from hour to hour, and knoweth not what may happen; Influences circle him on all sides, and yet must he answer for his actions: For the being that is master of himself, bendeth events to his will, But a slave to selfish passions is the wavering creature of circumstance.
want wealth
Wealth oft-times killeth, where want but hindered the budding.
misery wealth given
Wealth hath never given happiness, but often hastened misery.
wise men race
The wise man knoweth where to stop, as he runneth in the race of fortune, For experience of old hath taught him, that happiness lingered midway; And many in hot pursuit have hasted to the goal of wealth, But have lost, as they ran, those apples of gold--the mind and the power to enjoy it.
wise humility men
Praise a fool, and slay him; for the canvas of his vanity is spread; His bark is shallow in the water, and a sudden gust shall sink it: Praise a wise man, and speed him on his way; for he carrieth the ballast of humility, And is glad when his course is cheered by the sympathy of brethren ashore.
loneliness heart mind
How dear to the mind of the sage are the thoughts that are bred in loneliness; for there is as it were music at his heart, and he talketh within him as with friends.
life dream morning
In a dream thou mayst live a lifetime, and all be forgotten in the morning: Even such is life, and so soon perisheth its memory.
life light darkness
Life is as the current spark on the miner's wheel of flints; While it spinneth, there is light; stop it, all is darkness.
rights law mind
Law hath dominion over all things, over universal mind and matter; For there are reciprocities of rights, which no creature can gainsay.
strong fear people
Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh.
brother spring heart
Rashly, nor ofttimes truly, doth man pass judgment on his brother; for he seeth not the springs of the heart, nor heareth the reasons of the mind.
power envy innocent
Power is seldom innocent, and envy is the yokefellow of eminence.
love heaven life-is
Love with life is heaven; and life, unloving, hell.
nature mapping attributes
Nature is the chart of God, mapping out all His attributes.