Martin Farquhar Tupper Quotes

Tell me, ye that strive in vain to cramp and dwarf the soul,
Wherefore should it cease to be, and when shall essence die? - View Quote Details on Tell me, ye that strive in vain to cramp and…
Clamorous pauperism feasteth
While honest Labor, pining, hideth his sharp ribs. - View Quote Details on Clamorous pauperism feasteth
While honest Labor, pining, hideth his sharp ribs.
For life, good youth, hath never an ill
Which hope cannot scatter, and faith cannot kill;
And stubborn realities never shall bind
The free-spreading wings of a cheerful mind. - View Quote Details on For life, good youth, hath never an ill
Which hope cannot…
I am not old,—I cannot be old,
Though threescore years and ten
Have wasted away, like a tale that is told. - View Quote Details on I am not old,—I cannot be old,
Though threescore years and…
Error is a hardy plant; it flourisheth in every soil;
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;
Nor is any poison so deadly, that it serveth not some wholesome use. - View Quote Details on Error is a hardy plant; it flourisheth in every soil;…
A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men. - View Quote Details on A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure,…
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. - View Quote Details on A good book is the best of friends, the same…
“Let byegones be byegones,”—they foolishly say,
And bid me be wise and forget them;
But old recollections are active to-day,
And I can do nought but regret them. - View Quote Details on And bid me be wise...">“Let byegones be byegones,”—they foolishly say,
And bid me be wise…
If the mind is wearied by study, or the body worn with sickness,
It is well to lie fallow for a while, in the vacancy of sheer amusement ;
But when thou prosprest in health, and thine intellect can soar untired,
To seek uninstructive pleasure is to slumber on the couch of indolence. - View Quote Details on If the mind is wearied by study, or the body…
The dews of Hermon rest upon thee now,
Fair saint and martyr! and yet once again
Faith, hope and charity, like gracious rain,
Fall on thy consecrated virgin brow. - View Quote Details on The dews of Hermon rest upon thee now,
Fair saint and…
Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech. - View Quote Details on Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.
How gladly would I wander through some strange and savage land,
The lasso at my saddle-bow, the rifle in my hand,
A leash of gallant mastiffs bounding by my side,
And, for a friend to love, the noble horse on which I ride!
Alone, alone—yet not alone, for God is with me there,
The tender hand of Providence shall guide me everywhere,
While happy thoughts and holy hopes, as spirits calm and mild,
Shall fan with their sweet wings the hermit-hunter of the wild! - View Quote Details on How gladly would I wander through some strange and savage…
Deceit and treachery skulk with hatred, but an honest spirit flieth with anger. - View Quote Details on Deceit and treachery skulk with hatred, but an honest spirit…
Open the casement, and up with the Sun!
His gallant journey is just begun;
Over the hills his chariot is roll’d,
Banner’d with glory, and burnish’d with gold,—
Over the hills he comes sublime,
Bridegroom of Earth, and brother of Time! - View Quote Details on Open the casement, and up with the Sun!
His gallant journey…
Memory is not wisdom; idiots can by rote repeat volumes. Yet what is wisdom without memory? - View Quote Details on Memory is not wisdom; idiots can by rote repeat volumes…
If thou art master to thyself, circumstances shall harm thee little. - View Quote Details on If thou art master to thyself, circumstances shall harm thee…
Who can wrestle against Sleep? — Yet is that giant very gentleness. - View Quote Details on Who can wrestle against Sleep? — Yet is that giant…
Away with false fashion, so calm and so chill,
Where pleasure itself cannot please;
Away with cold breeding, that faithlessly still
Affects to be quite at its ease;
For the deepest in feeling is highest in rank,
The freest is first of the band,
Nature’s own Nobleman, friendly and frank,
Is a man with his heart in his hand! - View Quote Details on Away with false fashion, so calm and so chill,
Where pleasure…
Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh. - View Quote Details on Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong…
The mines of knowledge are often laid bare by the hazel-wand of chance. - View Quote Details on The mines of knowledge are often laid bare by the…
Wait, thou child of hope, for Time shall teach thee all things. - View Quote Details on Wait, thou child of hope, for Time shall teach thee…
There is a limit to enjoyment, though the sources of wealth be boundless
And the choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation. - View Quote Details on There is a limit to enjoyment, though the sources of…
Prayer is the slender nerve that moves the muscle of omnipotence. - View Quote Details on Prayer is the slender nerve that moves the muscle of…
Never give up! it is wiser and better
Always to hope, than once to despair. - View Quote Details on Never give up! it is wiser and better
Always to hope,…
Rise! ye gallant youth of Britain,
Gather to your country’s call,
On your hearts her name is written,
Rise to help her, one and all! - View Quote Details on Rise! ye gallant youth of Britain,
Gather to your country’s call,
On…