All Robert Southey Quotes
- There is a magic in that little world, home; it is a mystic circle that surrounds comforts and virtues never know beyond its hallowed limits. Beyond
- I have told you of the Spaniard who always put on his spectacles when about to eat cherries, that they might look bigger and more… Always Put
- It is not for man to rest in absolute contentment. He is born to hopes and aspirations as the sparks fly upward, unless he has… Absolute
- Oh, when a mother meets on high The babe she lost in infancy, Hath she not then for pains and fears, The day of woe,… All
- And everybody praised the Duke Who this great fight did win. "But what good came of it at last?" Quoth little Peterkin. "Why, that I… Came
- By writing much, one learns to write well. Inspirational
- I cannot believe in an eternity of hell. I hope God will forgive me if I err; but in this matter I cannot say, "Lord… Believe
- Not where I breathe, but where I love, I live; Not where I love, but where I am, I die. Breathe
- Affliction is not sent in vain, young man, from that good God, who chastens whom he loves. Affliction
- Order is the sanity of the mind, the health of the body, the peace of the city, the security of the state. Like beams in… All
- My name is Death: the last best friend am I. Best
- Would you who judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure, take this rule; whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures… Authority
- Our restlessness in this world seems to indicate that we are intended for a better. We have all of us a longing after happiness; and… All
- Three things a wise man will not trust, The wind, the sunshine of an April day, And woman's plighted faith. April
- What will not woman, gentle woman dare; when strong affection stirs her spirit up? Affection
- Few people give themselves time to be friends. Few
- Thou hast been called, O sleep! the friend of woe; But 't is the happy that have called thee so. Been
- They sin who tell us love can die; With life all other passions fly, All others are but vanity. . . . . . Love… All
- My days among the dead are passed; Around me I behold, Where'er these casual eyes are cast, The mighty minds of old; My never-failing friends… Among
- From his brimstone bed, at break of day, A-walking the Devil is gone, To look at his little snug farm of the World, And see… Bed
- In fall-orbed glory, yonder moon Divine Rolls through the dark-blue depths. Blue
- The laws are with us, and God on our side. God
- The three indispensable of genius are: understanding, feeling, and perseverance; the three things that enrich genius are: contentment of mind, the cherishing of good thoughts,… Cherish
- Whoever has tasted the breath of morning knows that the most invigorating and most delightful hours of then day are commonly spent in bed; though… Bed
- Where Washington hath left His awful memory A light for after times! Awful