Not few nor light are the burdens of life; then load it not with heaviness of spirit. — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
Labour is good for a man, bracing up his energies to conquest, And without it life is dull, the man perceiving himself… — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
Life is as the current spark on the miner's wheel of flints; While it spinneth, there is light; stop it, all is… — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
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? — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
There is a limit to enjoyment, though the sources of wealth be boundlessAnd the choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring… — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
For life, good youth, hath never an illWhich hope cannot scatter, and faith cannot kill;And stubborn realities never shall bindThe free-spreading wings… — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
Thou hast seen many sorrows, travel-stained pilgrim of the world, But that which hath vexed thee most, hath been the looking for… — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love in all he doeth, Love, a brilliant fire, to gladden or consume: The wicked work… — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
Solitude delighteth well to feed on many thoughts; There as thou sittest peaceful, communing with fancy, The precious poetry of life shall… — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
In the morning of life, before its wearisome journey, The youthful soul doth expand, in the simple luxury of being; It hath… — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
In a dream thou mayst live a lifetime, and all be forgotten in the morning: Even such is life, and so soon… — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
The sun of the mind, and the life of the heart is Wisdom. She is pure and full of light, crowning grey… — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
Man liveth from hour to hour, and knoweth not what may happen; Influences circle him on all sides, and yet must he answer for… — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
Mind is a kingdom to the man who gathereth his pleasure from ideas. — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
Be understood in thy teaching, and instruct to this measure of capacity; precepts and rules are repulsive to a child, but happy illustration winneth… — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
True wisdom, laboring to expound, heareth others readily; False wisdom, sturdy to deny, closeth up her mind to argument. — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
Power is seldom innocent, and envy is the yokefellow of eminence. — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
There is a limit to enjoyment, though the sources of wealth be boundlessAnd the choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation. — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
Solitude delighteth well to feed on many thoughts; There as thou sittest peaceful, communing with fancy, The precious poetry of life shall gild its… — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love in all he doeth, Love, a brilliant fire, to gladden or consume: The wicked work their woe… — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
The seeds of first instructions are dropp'd into the deepest furrows. — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
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,… — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
