Martin Farquhar Tupper
Martin Farquhar Tupper
Martin Farquhar Tupperwas an English writer, and poet, and the author of Proverbial Philosophy...
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nature depth frugality
Search out the wisdom of nature, there is depth in all her doings; she seemeth prodigal of power, yet her rules are the maxims of frugality.
power may valleys
As thou directest the power, harm or advantage will follow, and the torrent that swept the valley may be led to turn a mill.
sincerity falsehood
Better is the wrong with sincerity, rather than the right with falsehood.
dream men wicked
Men scanning the surface count the wicked happy; they see not the frightful dreams that crowd a bad man's pillow.
children teaching illustration
Be understood in thy teaching, and instruct to this measure of capacity; precepts and rules are repulsive to a child, but happy illustration winneth him.
joy littles today
Our cares are all To-day, our joys are all To-day; And in one little word, our life, what is it but--To-day?
lying ignorance rainbow
To-morrow is that lamp upon the marsh, which a traveller never reacheth; To-morrow, the rainbow's cup, coveted prize of ignorance; To-morrow, the shifting anchorage, dangerous trust of manners; To-morrow, the wrecker's beacon, wily snare of the destroyer. Reconcile conviction with delay, and To-morrow is a fatal lie; Frighten resolutions into action, To-morrow is a wholesome truth.
travel add superficial
Travel is a ceaseless fount of surface education, But its wisdom will be simply superficial, if thou add not thoughts to things.
ocean evil looks
A spark is a molecule of matter, yet may it kindle the world; vast is the mighty ocean, but drops have made it vast. Despise not thou small things, either for evil or for good; for a look may work thy ruin, or a word create thy wealth.
character building-up levers
Trifles lighter than straws are levers in the building up of character.
eye heart hands
If wealth come, beware of him, the smooth, false friend! There is treachery in his proffered hand; his tongue is eloquent to tempt; lust of many harms is lurking in his eye; he hath a hollow heart; use him cautiously.
wisdom mind argument
True wisdom, laboring to expound, heareth others readily; False wisdom, sturdy to deny, closeth up her mind to argument.
prayer writing mind
To be accurate, write; to remember, write; to know thine own mind, write. And a written prayer is a prayer of faith, special, sure, and to be answered.
kindness sea land
I have sped by land and sea, and mingled with much people, but never yet could find a spot unsunned by human kindness.