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…

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

Hatred is the atmosphere of hell.

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

Mind is a kingdom to the man who gathereth his pleasure from ideas.

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

Be understood in thy teaching, and instruct to this measure of capacity; precepts and rules are repulsive to a child, but happy…

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

True wisdom, laboring to expound, heareth others readily; False wisdom, sturdy to deny, closeth up her mind to argument.

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

Power is seldom innocent, and envy is the yokefellow of eminence.

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

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

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

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

A juggler's skill hath been long years alearning.

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

The seeds of first instructions are dropp'd into the deepest furrows.

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

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…

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

Speech is the golden harvest that followeth the flowering of thought.

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

Lay not the plummet to the line; religion hath no landmarks; no human keenness can discern the subtle shades of faith.

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

Alike to the slave and his oppressor cometh night with sweet refreshment, and half of the life of the most wretched is…

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

Not few nor light are the burdens of life; then load it not with heaviness of spirit.

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

Many a beggar at the crossway, or gray-haired shepherd on the plain, hath more of the end of all wealth than hundreds…

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

Error is a hardy plant; it flourishes in every soil.

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

Policy counselleth a gift, given wisely and in season; And policy afterwards approveth it, for great is the influence of gifts.

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

Praise a fool, and slay him; for the canvas of his vanity is spread; His bark is shallow in the water, and…

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

Trifles lighter than straws are levers in the building up of character.

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

As frost to the bud, and blight to the blossom, even such is self-interest to friendship; for confidence cannot dwell where selfishness…

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

Every green herb, from the lotus to the darnel, is rich with delicate aids to help incurious man.

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

Rashly, nor ofttimes truly, doth man pass judgment on his brother; for he seeth not the springs of the heart, nor heareth…

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

Who can wrestle against Sleep? - Yet is that giant very gentleness.

— Martin Farquhar Tupper