English - Writer | July 17, 1810 - 1889
Memory is not wisdom; idiots can by rote repeat volumes. Yet what is wisdom without memory?
Martin Farquhar Tupper
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Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.
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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.
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Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh.
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A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
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Pain adds rest unto pleasure, and teaches the luxury of health.
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Prayer is the slender nerve that moves the muscle of omnipotence.
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If thou art master to thyself, circumstances shall harm thee little.
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He who does not tire, tires adversity.
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God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love.
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