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Men Quotes by Robert Southey
- 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…
- Affliction is not sent in vain, young man, from that good God, who chastens whom he loves.
- Three things a wise man will not trust, The wind, the sunshine of an April day, And woman's plighted faith.
- It behooves us always to bear in mind, that while actions are always to be judged by the immutable standard of right and wrong, the…
- "You are old, Father William," the young man cried, "The few locks which are left you are gray; You are hale, Father William, a hearty…
- Let us depart! the universal sun Confines not to one land his blessed beams; Nor is man rooted, like a tree, whose seed, the winds…
- It is not for man to rest in absolute contentment.
- Never let a man imagine that he can pursue a good end by evil means, without sinning against his own soul. The evil effect on…
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