Claims Quote by James Russell Lowell

But thou, through good and evil, praise and blame, Wilt not thou love me for myself alone? Yes, thou wilt love me with exceeding…

— Thomas B. Macaulay

“Arrogance convinced me that by sheer determination, I could conquer helplessness itself. Stubborn and foolish youth, I must admit, for when I look back…

— R.A. Salvatore

“If thou wilt be mine, I shall make thee happier than God Himself in His paradise. The angels themselves will be jealous of thee.…

— Théophile Gautier

My principle anguish and the source of all my joys and sorrows from my youth onward has been the incessant, merciless battle between the…

— Nikos Kazantzakis

And wilt thou have me fashion into speech The love I bear thee, finding words enough, And hold the torch out, while the winds…

— Elizabeth Barrett Browning

“Strong Mercy: My desires are many and my cry is pitiful, but ever didst thou save me by hard refusals; and this strong mercy…

— Rabindranath Tagore

“I perceived how foolish I had been in consenting to take my turn with you in praising love, and saying that I too was…

— Plato

“Hymn He sendeth sun, he sendeth shower, Alike they're needful for the flower: And joys and tears alike are sent To give the soul…

— Sarah Flower Adams

“Thou art God'. It's not a message of cheer and hope. It's a defiance - and an unafraid, unabashed assumption of personal responsibility.”

— Robert A. Heinlein

Heroism, self-denial, and magnanimity, in all instances where they do not spring from a principle of religion, are but splendid altars on which we…

— Charles Caleb Colton

Thou movest us to delight in praising Thee; for Thou hast formed us for Thyself, and our hearts are restless till they find rest…

— Saint Augustine

In praise of Thy goodness I must confess that Thou didst try with all Thy means to draw me to Thee. Sometimes it pleased…

— Ludwig van Beethoven