Credulity Quote by 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 answer for…

— 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 illustration winneth…

— 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 of moderation.

— 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 gild its…

— 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 their woe…

— 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 shifting anchorage,…

— Martin Farquhar Tupper