Humility, that low, sweet root, from which all heavenly virtues shoot.

Quote by Thomas Moore

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When we allow ourselves to exist truly and fully, we sting the world with our...

When we allow ourselves to exist truly and fully, we sting the world with our...

Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.

Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.

True change takes place in the imagination.

True change takes place in the imagination.

Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the attempt.

Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the attempt.

Study until twenty-five, investigation until forty, profession until sixty, at which age I would have...

Study until twenty-five, investigation until forty, profession until sixty, at which age I would have...

And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers is always the first to...

And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers is always the first to...

Bastard Freedom waves Her fustian flag in mockery over slaves.

Bastard Freedom waves Her fustian flag in mockery over slaves.

A pretty wife is something for the fastidious vanity of a rougue to retire upon.

A pretty wife is something for the fastidious vanity of a rougue to retire upon.

Family life is full of major and minor crises -- the ups and downs of...

Family life is full of major and minor crises -- the ups and downs of...

Like ships that have gone down at sea, when heaven was all tranquillity.

Like ships that have gone down at sea, when heaven was all tranquillity.

Plants that wake when others sleep. Timid jasmine buds that keep their fragrance to themselves...

Plants that wake when others sleep. Timid jasmine buds that keep their fragrance to themselves...

Though an angel should write, still 'tis devils must print.

Though an angel should write, still 'tis devils must print.

The heart that has truly loved never forgets But as truly loves on to the...

The heart that has truly loved never forgets But as truly loves on to the...

No, there's nothing half so sweet in life as love's young dream.

No, there's nothing half so sweet in life as love's young dream.

This is the right time, and this is the right thing.

This is the right time, and this is the right thing.

Finding the right work is like discovering your own soul in the world.

Finding the right work is like discovering your own soul in the world.

A friendship that like love is warm; A love like friendship, steady.

A friendship that like love is warm; A love like friendship, steady.

While mantling on the maiden's cheek Young roses kindled into thought.

While mantling on the maiden's cheek Young roses kindled into thought.

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury.

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury.

And soon, too soon, we part with pain, To sail o'er silent seas again.

And soon, too soon, we part with pain, To sail o'er silent seas again.