Martin Farquhar Tupper
Martin Farquhar Tupper
Martin Farquhar Tupperwas an English writer, and poet, and the author of Proverbial Philosophy...
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hatred deceit honest
Deceit and treachery skulk with hatred, but an honest spirit flieth with anger.
wise heart errors
Error is a hardy plant; it flourisheth in every coil; In the heart of the wise and good, alike with the wicked and foolish; For there is no error so crooked, but it hath in it some lines of truth.
humility men makers
Humility mainly becometh the converse of man with his Maker.
men economics economy
Economy, the poor man's mint.
mean shepherds wealth
Many a beggar at the crossway, or gray-haired shepherd on the plain, hath more of the end of all wealth than hundreds who multiply the means.
love beautiful
God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love.
witty powerful humorous
Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.