Martin Farquhar Tupper
Martin Farquhar Tupper
Martin Farquhar Tupperwas an English writer, and poet, and the author of Proverbial Philosophy...
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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.
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.
errors surface seeming
Spurn not a seeming error, but dig below its surface for the truth.
marriage thinking wife
When thou choosest a wife, think not only of thyself, but of those God may give thee of her, that they reproach thee not for their being.
good-life reality wings
For life, good youth, hath never an illWhich hope cannot scatter, and faith cannot kill;And stubborn realities never shall bindThe free-spreading wings of a cheerful mind.
misery wealth given
Wealth hath never given happiness, but often hastened misery.
mistake humorous errors
Error is a hardy plant; it flourishes in every soil.
stars heart sea
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.
dream men wicked
Men scanning the surface count the wicked happy; they see not the frightful dreams that crowd a bad man's pillow.