Martin Farquhar Tupper
Martin Farquhar Tupper
Martin Farquhar Tupperwas an English writer, and poet, and the author of Proverbial Philosophy...
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wise humility men
Praise a fool, and slay him; for the canvas of his vanity is spread; His bark is shallow in the water, and a sudden gust shall sink it: Praise a wise man, and speed him on his way; for he carrieth the ballast of humility, And is glad when his course is cheered by the sympathy of brethren ashore.
humility men makers
Humility mainly becometh the converse of man with his Maker.
humility lovely excellence
Humility is the softening shadow before the stature of Excellence, And lieth lowly on the ground, beloved and lovely as the violet.
wise heart errors
Error is a hardy plant; it flourisheth in every coil; 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.
hatred deceit honest
Deceit and treachery skulk with hatred, but an honest spirit flieth with anger.
beauty half world
Yet is beauty the pleasing trickery that cheateth half the world.
wise wisdom eye
A wise man heedeth all things, and in his own eyes is a fool.
reason understood homage
Reason refuseth its homage to a God who can be fully understood.
rust letters affection
A letter, timely writ, is a rivet to the chain of affection; And a letter, untimely delayed, is as rust to the solder.
friendship book reading
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
ribs honest pining
Clamorous pauperism feastest While honest Labor, pining, hideth his sharp ribs.
hope wretched
The most wretched have yet hope.
influence given policy
Policy counselleth a gift, given wisely and in season; And policy afterwards approveth it, for great is the influence of gifts.
errors surface seeming
Spurn not a seeming error, but dig below its surface for the truth.