Martin Farquhar Tupper
Martin Farquhar Tupper
Martin Farquhar Tupperwas an English writer, and poet, and the author of Proverbial Philosophy...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWriter
rust letters affection
A letter, timely writ, is a rivet to the chain of affection; And a letter, untimely delayed, is as rust to the solder.
marriage thinking wife
When thou choosest a wife, think not only of thyself, but of those God may give thee of her, that they reproach thee not for their being.
men hateful misanthrope
Let the misanthrope shun men and abjure; the most are rather lovable than hateful.
beautiful should-have may
How beautiful is modesty! It winneth upon all beholders; but a word or a glance may destroy the pure love that should have been for thee.
reason understood homage
Reason refuseth its homage to a God who can be fully understood.
men lotuses green
Every green herb, from the lotus to the darnel, is rich with delicate aids to help incurious man.
mean feet answers
Betray mean terror of ridicule, thou shalt find fools enough to mock thee; but answer thou their language with contempt, and the scoffers will lick thy feet.
happiness flower hands
Happiness is a roadside flower growing on the highways of usefulness; plucked, it shall wither in thy hand; passed by, it is fragrance to thy spirit. Trample the thyme beneath thy feet; be useful, be happy.
wall writing world
He who commits a wrong will himself inevitably see the writing on the wall, though the world may not count him guilty.
eye dark ifs
It is sure to be dark if you shut your eyes.
love heart winter
Love is the weapon which Omnipotence reserved to conquer rebel man when all the rest had failed. Reason he parries; fear he answers blow for blow; future interest he meets with present pleasure; but love, that sun against whose melting beams the winter cannot stand--that soft subliming slumber which wrestles down the giant, there is not one human being in a million, nor a thousand men in all earth's huge quintillion, whose clay heart is hardened against love.
lying
Lies can destroy, but not create.
ribs honest pining
Clamorous pauperism feastest While honest Labor, pining, hideth his sharp ribs.
evil may cups
Take the good with the evil, for ye all are pensioners of God, and none may choose or refuse the cup His wisdom mixeth.