Much had he read, Much more had he seen; he studied from the life, And in th' original perus'd mankind. — John Armstrong Inspirational Copy Share Image
Know, then, whatever cheerful and serene supports the mind supports the body too. — John Armstrong Body Copy Share Image
“Compatibility, on this view, is an achievement of love, not a precondition for love.” — John Armstrong Compatibility Copy Share Image
This restless world Is full of chances, which by habit's power To learn to bear is easier than to shun. — John Armstrong Bears Copy Share Image
Ye generous maids, revenge your sex's wrong; Let not the mean destroyer e'er approach Your sacred charms. Now muster all your pride,… — John Armstrong Approach Copy Share Image
Good native Taste, tho' rude, is seldom wrong, Be it in music, painting, or in song: But this, as well as other… — John Armstrong Age Copy Share Image
How sickly grow, How pale, the plants in those ill-fated vales That, circled round with the gigantic heap Of mountains, never felt,… — John Armstrong Feels Copy Share Image
“A relationship does not start the day two people meet; it starts in the childhood of each partner. For it is long… — John Armstrong Children Copy Share Image
“Imagination need not stand as an obstacle to clear-sighted perception; on the contrary, it can be a prerequisite for recognition of the… — John Armstrong Imagination Copy Share Image
The boy may wrestle, when Night--working Fancy steals him to the arms Of nymph oft wish'd awake, and, 'mid the rage Of… — John Armstrong Arms Copy Share Image
How happy he whose toil Has o'er his languid pow'rless limbs diffus'd A pleasing lassitude; he not in vain Invokes the gentle… — John Armstrong Deities Copy Share Image
To please the fancy is no trifling good, Where health is studied; for whatever moves The mind with calm delight, promotes the… — John Armstrong Calm Copy Share Image
Ye who amid this feverish world would wear A body free of pain, of cares a mind, Fly the rank city, shun… — John Armstrong Air Copy Share Image
Virtue, the strength and beauty of the soul, Is the best gift of Heaven: a happiness That even above the smiles and… — John Armstrong Beauty Copy Share Image
“Love can sometimes rise up like a desperate cry from a neglected part of oneself which takes a long view but which… — John Armstrong Love Copy Share Image
There are, while human miseries abound, A thousand ways to waste superfluous wealth, Without one fool or flatterer at your board, Without… — John Armstrong Boards Copy Share Image
Money can purchase the symbols but not the causes of serenity and buoyancy. In a straightforward way we must agree that money… — John Armstrong Agree Copy Share Image
There is, they say, (and I believe there is), A spark within us of th' immortal fire, That animates and moulds the… — John Armstrong Believe Copy Share Image
