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> [Man liveth from hour to hour, and knoweth not what may happen; Influences circle him on all sides, and yet must he answer for his actions: For the being that is master of himself, bendeth events to his will, But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-farquhar-tupper/man-liveth-from-hour-to-hour-and-knoweth-not-what-may-happen/)

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## More by Martin Farquhar Tupper

> [Man liveth from hour to hour, and knoweth not what may happen; Influences circle him on all sides, and yet must he answer for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-farquhar-tupper/man-liveth-from-hour-to-hour-and-knoweth-not-what-may-happen/)

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> [Hatred is the atmosphere of hell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-farquhar-tupper/hatred-is-the-atmosphere-of-hell/)

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> [Mind is a kingdom to the man who gathereth his pleasure from ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-farquhar-tupper/mind-is-a-kingdom-to-the-man-who-gathereth-his-pleasure-from-ideas/)

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> [Be understood in thy teaching, and instruct to this measure of capacity; precepts and rules are repulsive to a child, but happy illustration winneth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-farquhar-tupper/be-understood-in-thy-teaching-and-instruct-to-this-measure-of/)

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> [True wisdom, laboring to expound, heareth others readily; False wisdom, sturdy to deny, closeth up her mind to argument.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-farquhar-tupper/true-wisdom-laboring-to-expound-heareth-others-readily-false-wisdom/)

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> [Power is seldom innocent, and envy is the yokefellow of eminence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-farquhar-tupper/power-is-seldom-innocent-and-envy-is-the-yokefellow-of-eminence/)

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> [There is a limit to enjoyment, though the sources of wealth be boundlessAnd the choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-farquhar-tupper/there-is-a-limit-to-enjoyment-though-the-sources-of-wealth-be/)

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> [Solitude delighteth well to feed on many thoughts; There as thou sittest peaceful, communing with fancy, The precious poetry of life shall gild its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-farquhar-tupper/solitude-delighteth-well-to-feed-on-many-thoughts-there-as-thou/)

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> [God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love in all he doeth, Love, a brilliant fire, to gladden or consume: The wicked work their woe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-farquhar-tupper/god-from-a-beautiful-necessity-is-love-in-all-he-doeth-love-a/)

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> [A juggler's skill hath been long years alearning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-farquhar-tupper/a-juggler-s-skill-hath-been-long-years-alearning/)

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> [The seeds of first instructions are dropp'd into the deepest furrows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-farquhar-tupper/the-seeds-of-first-instructions-are-dropp-d-into-the-deepest-furrows/)

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> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-farquhar-tupper/to-morrow-is-that-lamp-upon-the-marsh-which-a-traveller-never/)

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> [Speech is the golden harvest that followeth the flowering of thought.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-farquhar-tupper/speech-is-the-golden-harvest-that-followeth-the-flowering-of-thought/)

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> [Lay not the plummet to the line; religion hath no landmarks; no human keenness can discern the subtle shades of faith.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-farquhar-tupper/lay-not-the-plummet-to-the-line-religion-hath-no-landmarks-no-human/)

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> [Alike to the slave and his oppressor cometh night with sweet refreshment, and half of the life of the most wretched is gladdened by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-farquhar-tupper/alike-to-the-slave-and-his-oppressor-cometh-night-with-sweet/)

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