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Martin Farquhar Tupper was a British writer born on July 17, 1810, and died on November 29, 1889. He is known for his poetry and prose, particularly for his book 'Proverbs', which contains many aphorisms that have had a profound impact on later generations.

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“Law hath dominion over all things, over universal mind and matter; For there are reciprocities of rights, which no creature can gainsay.”

Mind Matter Law Rights Creatures All Things Universal Dominion Reciprocity Mind And Matter

Book:Tupper's complete poetical works: containing

Source: Tupper's complete poetical works: containing

“How dear to the mind of the sage are the thoughts that are bred in loneliness; for there is as it were music at his heart, and he talketh within him as with friends.”

Mind Heart Loneliness Dear Sage

Book:Proverbial philosophy: a book of thoughts and arguments

Source: Proverbial philosophy: a book of thoughts and arguments

“Love--what a volume in a word, an ocean in a tear, A seventh heaven in a glance, a whirlwind in a sigh, The lightning in a touch, a millennium in a moment, What concentrated joy or woe in blest or blighted love! For it is that native poetry springing up indigenous to Mind, The heart's own-country music thrilling all its chords, The story without an end that angels throng to hear, The word, the king of words, carved on Jehovah's heart!”

Source: Proverbial philosophy: a book of thoughts and arguments, originally treated

“The wise man knoweth where to stop, as he runneth in the race of fortune, For experience of old hath taught him, that happiness lingered midway; And many in hot pursuit have hasted to the goal of wealth, But have lost, as they ran, those apples of gold--the mind and the power to enjoy it.”

Men Mind Lost Enjoy Goal Wealth Race Wise Taught Gold Hot Fortune Pursuit Ran Apples Midway

Book:Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments. 1st and 2d Series in One Volume

Source: Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments. 1st and 2d Series in One Volume

“The sun of the mind, and the life of the heart is Wisdom. She is pure and full of light, crowning grey hairs with lustre, And kindling the eye of youth with a fire not its own.”

Mind Heart Wisdom Light Eye Sun Fire Youth Hair Pure Grey Kindling Grey Hair

Book:Proverbial Philosophy (the First and Second Series) by Martin F. Tupper

Source: Proverbial Philosophy (the First and Second Series) by Martin F. Tupper

“If the mind is wearied by study, or the body worn with sickness, It is well to lie fallow for a while, in the vacancy of sheer amusement; But when thou prosprest in health, and thine intellect can soar untired, To seek uninstructive pleasure is to slumber on the couch of indolence.”

Ifs Mind Wells Body Lying Pleasure Study Intellect Sickness Worn Sheer Soar Amusement Couches Slumber Indolence Vacancy

Author:Martin Farquhar Tupper

“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.”

Mind Reality Youth Wings Good Life Stubborn Cheerful

Book:Ballads for the Times: (now First Collected), Geraldine, A Modern Pyramid, Hactenus, A Thousand Lines, and Other Poems

Source: Ballads for the Times: (now First Collected), Geraldine, A Modern Pyramid, Hactenus, A Thousand Lines, and Other Poems

“Rashly, nor ofttimes truly, doth man pass judgment on his brother; for he seeth not the springs of the heart, nor heareth the reasons of the mind.”

Men Mind Heart Reason Brother Judgment Spring

Book:Proverbial philosophy: in 4 ser., now first complete

Source: Proverbial philosophy: in 4 ser., now first complete

“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.”

Mind Mean Soul Poor Weak Satisfied Contentment Wealthy Affluent

Book:Tupper's complete poetical works: containing

Source: Tupper's complete poetical works: containing

“True wisdom, laboring to expound, heareth others readily; False wisdom, sturdy to deny, closeth up her mind to argument.”

Mind Wisdom Argument Deny Sturdy True Wisdom

Book:Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments, Originally Treated : First and Second Series, Complete in One Volume

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.”

Knows Writing Mind Remember Prayer Written Special Accurate

Book:Complete poetical works: containing: Proverbial philosophy, A thousand lines, Hactenus, Geraldine, and miscellaneous poems. With a portrait of the author

Source: Complete poetical works: containing: Proverbial philosophy, A thousand lines, Hactenus, Geraldine, and miscellaneous poems. With a portrait of the author

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

People Mind Strong Fear Common Laughing Weapons Empty Weak Coward Dread Ridicule Strong Mind Strong Minded

Author:Martin Farquhar Tupper

“Invention is activity of mind, as fire is air in motion; a sharpening of the spiritual sight, to discern hidden aptitudes.”

Mind Spiritual Fire Air Activity Sight Invention Inventor Inventing Aptitude Sharpening

Book:Proverbial philosophy: a book of thoughts and arguments

Source: Proverbial philosophy: a book of thoughts and arguments

“Mind is a kingdom to the man who gathereth his pleasure from ideas.”

Men Mind Ideas Pleasure He Man Kingdoms

Book:Proverbial philosophy: in 4 ser., now first complete

Source: Proverbial philosophy: in 4 ser., now first complete