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> [Love wakes men, once a lifetime each; They lift their heavy lids, and look; And, lo, what one sweet page can teach They read with joy, then shut the book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coventry-patmore/love-wakes-men-once-a-lifetime-each-they-lift-their-heavy-lids-and/)

[Coventry Patmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coventry-patmore/)

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## More by Coventry Patmore

> [Ah, whither shall a maiden flee, When a bold youth so swift pursues, And siege of tenderest courtesy, With hope perseverant, still renews!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coventry-patmore/ah-whither-shall-a-maiden-flee-when-a-bold-youth-so-swift-pursues-and/)

[Coventry Patmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coventry-patmore/)

> [Fortunately for themselves and the world, nearly all men are cowards and dare not act on what they believe. Nearly all our disasters come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coventry-patmore/fortunately-for-themselves-and-the-world-nearly-all-men-are-cowards/)

[Coventry Patmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coventry-patmore/)

> [O, Heart, remember thee That Man is none, Save One.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coventry-patmore/o-heart-remember-thee-that-man-is-none-save-one/)

[Coventry Patmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coventry-patmore/)

> [Ah, wasteful woman, she who may On her sweet self set her own price, Knowing man cannot choose but pay, How has she cheapened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coventry-patmore/ah-wasteful-woman-she-who-may-on-her-sweet-self-set-her-own-price/)

[Coventry Patmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coventry-patmore/)

> [The ardour chills us which we do not share.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coventry-patmore/the-ardour-chills-us-which-we-do-not-share/)

[Coventry Patmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coventry-patmore/)

> [“ The Toys My little Son, who look'd from thoughtful eyes And moved and spoke in quiet grown-up wise, Having my law the seventh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coventry-patmore/the-toys-my-little-son-who-look-d-from-thoughtful-eyes-and-moved-and/)

[Coventry Patmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coventry-patmore/)

> [A moment's fruition of a true felicity is enough and eternity not too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coventry-patmore/a-moment-s-fruition-of-a-true-felicity-is-enough-and-eternity-not-too/)

[Coventry Patmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coventry-patmore/)

> [Creation differs from subsistence only as the first leap of a fountain differs from its continuance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coventry-patmore/creation-differs-from-subsistence-only-as-the-first-leap-of-a/)

[Coventry Patmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coventry-patmore/)

> [The woman is the man's glory, and she naturally delights in the praises which are assurances that she is fulfilling her function; and she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coventry-patmore/the-woman-is-the-man-s-glory-and-she-naturally-delights-in-the/)

[Coventry Patmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coventry-patmore/)

> [A saint is a person who does almost everything any other decent person does, only somewhat better and with a totally different motive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coventry-patmore/a-saint-is-a-person-who-does-almost-everything-any-other-decent/)

[Coventry Patmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coventry-patmore/)

> [One fool will deny more truth in half an hour than a wise man can prove in seven years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coventry-patmore/one-fool-will-deny-more-truth-in-half-an-hour-than-a-wise-man-can/)

[Coventry Patmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coventry-patmore/)

> [To have noughtIs to have all things without care or thought!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coventry-patmore/to-have-noughtis-to-have-all-things-without-care-or-thought/)

[Coventry Patmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coventry-patmore/)

> [Those who know God know that it is quite a mistake to suppose that there are only five senses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coventry-patmore/those-who-know-god-know-that-it-is-quite-a-mistake-to-suppose-that/)

[Coventry Patmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coventry-patmore/)

> [If we may credit certain hints contained in the lives of the saints, love raises the spirit above the sphere of reverence and worship…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coventry-patmore/if-we-may-credit-certain-hints-contained-in-the-lives-of-the-saints/)

[Coventry Patmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coventry-patmore/)

> [Kind souls, you wonder why, love you, When you, you wonder why, love none We love, Fool, for the good we do, Not that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coventry-patmore/kind-souls-you-wonder-why-love-you-when-you-you-wonder-why-love-none/)

[Coventry Patmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coventry-patmore/)

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