Martin Farquhar Tupper

“Pain adds rest unto pleasure, and teaches the luxury of health.”

“Memory is not wisdom; idiots can by rote repeat volumes. Yet what is wisdom without memory?”

“He who does not tire, tires adversity.”

“Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.”

“If thou art master to thyself, circumstances shall harm thee little.”

“Prayer is the slender nerve that moves the muscle of omnipotence.”

“Look too on this poor planet of ours,Torn by the storms of mysterious powers,Evil contending with good from its birth,Wrenching in battle the heartstrings of earth,—Ah! what infinities circle us here,Strangeness and wonderment swathing the sphere!”

“Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh.”

“God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love.”

“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.”

“A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.”