Martin Farquhar Tupper
Martin Farquhar Tupper
Martin Farquhar Tupperwas an English writer, and poet, and the author of Proverbial Philosophy...
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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.
mean soul mind
None is poor but the mean in mind, the timorous, the weak, and unbelieving; none is wealthy but the affluent in soul, who is satisfied and floweth over.
eye
Love looketh from the eye, and kindleth love by looking.
giving-up dark doubt
Never give up! it is wiser and betterAlways to hope, than once to despair.Fling off the load of Doubt's cankering fetter,And break the dark spell of tyrannical care.
lying limits wealth
There is a limit to enjoyment, though the sources of wealth be boundlessAnd the choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
sweet regret grief
There is not unmitigated ill in the sharpest of this world's sorrows; I touch not the sore of thy guilt; but of human griefs I counsel thee, Cast off the weakness of regret, and gird thee to redeem thy loss: Thou has gained, in the furnace of affliction, self-knowledge, patience and humility, And these be as precious ore, that waiteth the skill of the coiner: Despise not the blessings of adversity, nor the gain thou hast earned so hardly, And now thou hast drained the bitter, take heed that thou lose not the sweet.