Martin Farquhar Tupper
Martin Farquhar Tupper
Martin Farquhar Tupperwas an English writer, and poet, and the author of Proverbial Philosophy...
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thinking evil foe
If thou wilt think evil of thy neighbour, soon shalt thou have him for thy foe.
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.
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.
life evil sorrow
Thou hast seen many sorrows, travel-stained pilgrim of the world, But that which hath vexed thee most, hath been the looking for evil; And though calamities have crossed thee, and misery been heaped on thy head, Yet ills that never happened, have chiefly made thee wretched.
hate heart evil
Blunted unto goodness is the heart which anger never stirreth, but that which hatred swelleth, is keen to carve out evil.
hope hoping-for-the-best
Hope and be happy that all's for the best!
stars heart sea
Solitude delighteth well to feed on many thoughts; There as thou sittest peaceful, communing with fancy, The precious poetry of life shall gild its leaden cares; There, as thou walkest by the sea beneath the gentle stars, Many kindling seeds of good will sprout within thy soul; Thou shalt weep in Solitude,--thou shalt pray in Solitude. Thou shalt sing for joy of heart, and praise the grace of Solitude.
men pitfalls extravagance
Extravagance is the rich man's pitfall.
sleep giants gentleness
Who can wrestle against Sleep? - Yet is that giant very gentleness.
sea azure naples
Naples sitteth by the sea, keystone of an arch of azure.
son winning men
He that is ambitious for his son, should give him untried names, For those have serv'd other men, haply may injure by their evils; Or otherwise may hinder by their glories; therefore set him by himself, To win for his individual name some clear praise.
death nurse slumber
O Death, what are thou? nurse of dreamless slumbers freshening the fevered flesh to a wakefulness eternal.
good-life reality wings
For life, good youth, hath never an illWhich hope cannot scatter, and faith cannot kill;And stubborn realities never shall bindThe free-spreading wings of a cheerful mind.
lying passing-by dwelling
To despond is to lie ungrateful beforehand. Be not looking for evil. Often thou drainest the gall of fear while evil is passing by thy dwelling.