“I have sped by land and sea, and mingled with much people, but never yet could find a spot unsunned by human kindness.”
Source: Proverbial philosophy: in 4 ser., now first complete
“A letter, timely writ, is a rivet to the chain of affection;
And a letter, untimely delayed, is as rust to the solder.”
Source: Complete Poetical Works: Containing Proverbial Philosophy, A Thousand Lines, Hactenus, Geraldine, and Miscellaneous Poems, with a Portrait of the Author
“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.”
Source: Complete poetical works: containing: Proverbial philosophy, A thousand lines, Hactenus, Geraldine, and miscellaneous poems. With a portrait of the author
“Let the misanthrope shun men and abjure; the most are rather lovable than hateful.”
Source: Poetical works
“How beautiful is modesty! It winneth upon all beholders; but a word or a glance may destroy the pure love that should have been for thee.”
Source: Tupper's complete poetical works: containing
“Naples sitteth by the sea, keystone of an arch of azure.”
Source: Complete poetical works: containing: Proverbial philosophy, A thousand lines, Hactenus, Geraldine, and miscellaneous poems. With a portrait of the author
“He that is ambitious for his son, should give him untried names,
For those have serv'd other men, haply may injure by their evils;
Or otherwise may hinder by their glories; therefore set him by himself,
To win for his individual name some clear praise.”
“Betray mean terror of ridicule, thou shalt find fools enough to mock thee; but answer thou their language with contempt, and the scoffers will lick thy feet.”
“To despond is to lie ungrateful beforehand. Be not looking for evil. Often thou drainest the gall of fear while evil is passing by thy dwelling.”
“None is poor but the mean in mind, the timorous, the weak, and unbelieving; none is wealthy but the affluent in soul, who is satisfied and floweth over.”
Source: Tupper's complete poetical works: containing
“O Death, what are thou? nurse of dreamless slumbers freshening the fevered flesh to a wakefulness eternal.”
Source: Poetical works
“Love looketh from the eye, and kindleth love by looking.”
“Happiness is a roadside flower growing on the highways of usefulness; plucked, it shall wither in thy hand; passed by, it is fragrance to thy spirit. Trample the thyme beneath thy feet; be useful, be happy.”
Source: Gems from Tupper: Consisting of Extracts from the Following Works: Proverbial Philosophy; Thousand Lines; Twins; Hactenus; An Authr's Mind; Geraldine, and Other Poems; Heart; Crock of Gold; and Probabilities, an Aid to Faith
“Clamorous pauperism feastest
While honest Labor, pining, hideth his sharp ribs.”
“Lies can destroy, but not create.”
“Love is the weapon which Omnipotence reserved to conquer rebel man when all the rest had failed. Reason he parries; fear he answers blow for blow; future interest he meets with present pleasure; but love, that sun against whose melting beams the winter cannot stand--that soft subliming slumber which wrestles down the giant, there is not one human being in a million, nor a thousand men in all earth's huge quintillion, whose clay heart is hardened against love.”
“Love with life is heaven; and life, unloving, hell.”
Source: Poems of King Alfred
“Nature is the chart of God, mapping out all His attributes.”
Source: Proverbial philosophy: a book of thoughts and arguments, originally treated
“Search out the wisdom of nature, there is depth in all her doings; she seemeth prodigal of power, yet her rules are the maxims of frugality.”
Source: Tupper's complete poetical works: containing
“As thou directest the power, harm or advantage will follow, and the torrent that swept the valley may be led to turn a mill.”
Source: Poems of King Alfred
“Power is seldom innocent, and envy is the yokefellow of eminence.”
Source: Proverbial philosophy: a book of thoughts and arguments, originally treated
“As frost to the bud, and blight to the blossom, even such is self-interest to friendship; for confidence cannot dwell where selfishness is porter at the gate.”
Source: Proverbial philosophy
“Better is the wrong with sincerity, rather than the right with falsehood.”
Source: Proverbial philosophy: a book of thoughts and arguments, originally treated
“Men scanning the surface count the wicked happy; they see not the frightful dreams that crowd a bad man's pillow.”
Source: Poetical works
“Alike to the slave and his oppressor cometh night with sweet refreshment, and half of the life of the most wretched is gladdened by the soothings of sleep.”
Source: Proverbial philosophy: a book of thoughts and arguments
“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.”
“Speech is reason's brother, and a kingly prerogative of man.”
Source: Poems of King Alfred
“Be understood in thy teaching, and instruct to this measure of capacity; precepts and rules are repulsive to a child, but happy illustration winneth him.”
“Our cares are all To-day, our joys are all To-day;
And in one little word, our life, what is it but--To-day?”
Source: Poems of King Alfred
“To-morrow is that lamp upon the marsh, which a traveller never reacheth;
To-morrow, the rainbow's cup, coveted prize of ignorance;
To-morrow, the shifting anchorage, dangerous trust of manners;
To-morrow, the wrecker's beacon, wily snare of the destroyer.
Reconcile conviction with delay, and To-morrow is a fatal lie;
Frighten resolutions into action, To-morrow is a wholesome truth.”
“Travel is a ceaseless fount of surface education,
But its wisdom will be simply superficial, if thou add not thoughts to things.”
Source: Tupper's Proverbial philosophy: a book of thoughts and arguments, originally treated : first and second series
“A spark is a molecule of matter, yet may it kindle the world; vast is the mighty ocean, but drops have made it vast. Despise not thou small things, either for evil or for good; for a look may work thy ruin, or a word create thy wealth.”
Source: Proverbial philosophy: in 4 ser., now first complete
“Trifles lighter than straws are levers in the building up of character.”
Source: Gems from Tupper: Consisting of Extracts from the Following Works: Proverbial Philosophy; Thousand Lines; Twins; Hactenus; An Authr's Mind; Geraldine, and Other Poems; Heart; Crock of Gold; and Probabilities, an Aid to Faith
“Every green herb, from the lotus to the darnel, is rich with delicate aids to help incurious man.”
Source: Proverbial philosophy
“If wealth come, beware of him, the smooth, false friend! There is treachery in his proffered hand; his tongue is eloquent to tempt; lust of many harms is lurking in his eye; he hath a hollow heart; use him cautiously.”
Source: The Crock of Gold, and Other Tales
“Many a beggar at the crossway, or gray-haired shepherd on the plain, hath more of the end of all wealth than hundreds who multiply the means.”
Source: Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments, Originally Treated : First and Second Series, Complete in One Volume
“True wisdom, laboring to expound, heareth others readily;
False wisdom, sturdy to deny, closeth up her mind to argument.”
Source: Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments, Originally Treated : First and Second Series, Complete in One Volume
“To be accurate, write; to remember, write; to know thine own mind, write.
And a written prayer is a prayer of faith, special, sure, and to be answered.”
Source: Complete poetical works: containing: Proverbial philosophy, A thousand lines, Hactenus, Geraldine, and miscellaneous poems. With a portrait of the author
“He who commits a wrong will himself inevitably see the writing on the wall, though the world may not count him guilty.”
“It is sure to be dark if you shut your eyes.”
“Reason refuseth its homage to a God who can be fully understood.”
Source: Tupper's complete poetical works: containing
“Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.”
Source: Proverbial philosophy: a book of thoughts and arguments
“Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh.”
“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.”
Source: Proverbial philosophy: a book of thoughts and arguments
“A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.”
“Love, a brilliant fire, to gladden or consume.”
Source: Poems of King Alfred
“God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love in all he doeth,
Love, a brilliant fire, to gladden or consume:
The wicked work their woe by looking upon love, and hating it:
The righteous find their joys in yearning on its loveliness for ever.”
Source: Complete poetical works: containing: Proverbial philosophy, A thousand lines, Hactenus, Geraldine, and miscellaneous poems. With a portrait of the author
“Memory is not wisdom; idiots can by rote repeat volumes. Yet what is wisdom without memory?”
“Deep is the sea, and deep is hell, but pride mineth deeper; it is coiled as a poisonous worm about the foundations of the soul.”
Source: Proverbial philosophy: in 4 ser., now first complete
“If thou art master to thyself, circumstances shall harm thee little.”
