Martin Farquhar Tupper Quotes
Error is a hardy plant: It flourisheth in every soil.
Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh.
It is well to lie fallow for a while.
God will not love thee less, because men love thee more.
Speech is the golden harvest that followeth the flowering of thought.
Speech is reason's brother, and a kingly prerogative of man.
There is a joy in sorrow which none but a mourner can know.
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.
Who can wrestle against Sleep?--Yet is that giant very gentleness.
Alike to the slave and his oppressor cometh night with sweet refreshment, and half of the life of the most wretched is gladdened by the soothings of sleep.