Truth gets well if she is run over by a locomotive, while error dies of lockjaw if she scratches her finger

Quote by William Cullen Bryant

Topics: Truth Quotes

The words of fire that from his pen Were flung upon the fervid page, Still...

The words of fire that from his pen Were flung upon the fervid page, Still...

Yet will that beauteous image make The dreary sea less drear And thy remembered smile...

Yet will that beauteous image make The dreary sea less drear And thy remembered smile...

Childhood, with all its mirth, Youth, Manhood, Age that draws us to the ground, And...

Childhood, with all its mirth, Youth, Manhood, Age that draws us to the ground, And...

Remorse is virtue's root; its fair increase are fruits of innocence and blessedness

Remorse is virtue's root; its fair increase are fruits of innocence and blessedness

Weep not that the world changes - did it keep a stable, changeless state, it...

Weep not that the world changes - did it keep a stable, changeless state, it...

The groves were God's first temples.

The groves were God's first temples.

The moon is at her full, and, riding high, Floods the calm fields with light....

The moon is at her full, and, riding high, Floods the calm fields with light....

That rolls to its appointed end.

That rolls to its appointed end.

Loveliest of lovely things are they, On earth, that soonest pass away

Loveliest of lovely things are they, On earth, that soonest pass away

Love and cowardice are really the same thing.

Love and cowardice are really the same thing.

We loved with a love that was more than love.

We loved with a love that was more than love.

True love is knowing a person's faults, and loving them even more for them.

True love is knowing a person's faults, and loving them even more for them.

Love doesn't make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.

Love doesn't make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.

The cure for all ills and wrongs, the cares, the sorrows and the crimes of...

The cure for all ills and wrongs, the cares, the sorrows and the crimes of...

... See there's this place in me where your fingerprints still rest, your kisses still...

... See there's this place in me where your fingerprints still rest, your kisses still...

'Accounts are not quite settled between us,' said she, with a passion that equaled my...

'Accounts are not quite settled between us,' said she, with a passion that equaled my...

When love is found, it is hard to forget where it is.

When love is found, it is hard to forget where it is.

Love is the dawn of marriage, and marriage is the sunset of love

Love is the dawn of marriage, and marriage is the sunset of love

There's time for a boyfriend in my life. But he would have to be understanding....

There's time for a boyfriend in my life. But he would have to be understanding....

The road to a friend's house is never long.

The road to a friend's house is never long.