Martin Farquhar Tupper
Martin Farquhar Tupper
Martin Farquhar Tupperwas an English writer, and poet, and the author of Proverbial Philosophy...
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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.
life beautiful hate
God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love in all he doeth, Love, a brilliant fire, to gladden or consume: The wicked work their woe by looking upon love, and hating it: The righteous find their joys in yearning on its loveliness for ever.
life fire brilliant
Love, a brilliant fire, to gladden or consume.
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.
love heaven life-is
Love with life is heaven; and life, unloving, hell.
burdens-of-life light spirit
Not few nor light are the burdens of life; then load it not with heaviness of spirit.
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.
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.