Life Quotes by Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

The virtue lies in the struggle, not the prize.

— Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

Grand Thoughts that never can be wearied out, Showing the unreality of Time.

— Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

A man's best things are nearest him, Lie close about his feet.

— Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

It's not the lack of ability or opportunity that holds you back; it is only a lack of confidence in yourself.

— Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

But on and up, where Nature's heart Beats strong amid the hills.

— Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

Love will always be the most powerful force.

— Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

The beating of my own heart Was all the sound I heard.

— Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

Can every anguish calmly bear.

— Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

I wandered by the brook-side, I wandered by the mill; I could not hear the brook flow, The noisy wheel was still.

— Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

He who for love hath undergone The worst that can befall, Is happier thousandfold than one Who never loved at all.

— Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

Great thoughts, great feelings came to them, Like instincts, unawares.

— Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

They who have steeped their souls in prayer Can every anguish calmly bear.

— Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton