Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landorwas an English writer and poet. His best known works were the prose Imaginary Conversations, and the poem Rose Aylmer, but the critical acclaim he received from contemporary poets and reviewers was not matched by public popularity. As remarkable as his work was, it was equalled by his rumbustious character and lively temperament...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth30 January 1775
friendship girl hatred
No friendship is so cordial or so delicious as that of girl for girl; no hatred so intense and immovable as that of woman for woman.
humanity earth divine
There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.
happiness happy wish
We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier.
library exploring
Nothing is pleasanter to me than exploring in a library.
oil childhood age
Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and a restorative in old age.
music art inspiration
Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven.
happiness happy-and-contented
We cannot be contented because we are happy, and we cannot be happy because we are contented.
love anger flames
The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love.
heart understanding may
Heat and animosity, contest and conflict, may sharpen the wits, although they rarely do; they never strengthen the understanding, clear the perspicacity, guide the judgment, or improve the heart.
friendship virtue
Virtue is presupposed in friendship.
kings greatness pedestal
The tomb is the pedestal of greatness. I make a distinction between God's great and the king's great.
strife quarrels
I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.
greatness
Greatness, as we daily see it, is unsociable.
grace thrones kneeling
Piety--warm, soft, and passive as the ether round the throne of Grace--is made callous and inactive by kneeling too much.