A sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier times.

Quote by Alfred Lord Tennyson

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God's finger touched him, and he slept.

God's finger touched him, and he slept.

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

Ring out the grief that saps the mind, for those that were here we see...

Ring out the grief that saps the mind, for those that were here we see...

Oh that it were possible, After long grief and pain, To find the arms of...

Oh that it were possible, After long grief and pain, To find the arms of...

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead one to sovereign power.

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead one to sovereign power.

There's no glory like those who save their country.

There's no glory like those who save their country.

Ring out the false, ring in the true.

Ring out the false, ring in the true.

'Tis the little rift within the lute - That by and by will make the...

'Tis the little rift within the lute - That by and by will make the...

Who trusted God was love indeed And love Creation's final law - Tho' Nature, red...

Who trusted God was love indeed And love Creation's final law - Tho' Nature, red...

Forward, forward let us range, Let the great world spin for ever down the ringing...

Forward, forward let us range, Let the great world spin for ever down the ringing...

The same words conceal and declare the thoughts of men.

The same words conceal and declare the thoughts of men.

And out of darkness came the hands that reach thro' nature, moulding men.

And out of darkness came the hands that reach thro' nature, moulding men.

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

There lives more faith in honest doubt, believe me, than in half the creeds.

There lives more faith in honest doubt, believe me, than in half the creeds.

No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does...

No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does...

I cannot rest from travel; I will drink Life to the lees.

I cannot rest from travel; I will drink Life to the lees.

My strength is as the strength of ten, because my heart is pure

My strength is as the strength of ten, because my heart is pure

I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair.

I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair.

You must learn an inner solitude, wherever or with whomsoever you may be. You must...

You must learn an inner solitude, wherever or with whomsoever you may be. You must...

People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.

People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.