I have written three books on the soul, Proving absurd all written hitherto, And putting us to ignorance again.

Quote by Robert Browning

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Ambition is not what man does... but what man would do.

Ambition is not what man does... but what man would do.

I give the fight up: let there be an end, a privacy, an obscure nook...

I give the fight up: let there be an end, a privacy, an obscure nook...

In heaven I yearn for knowledge, account all else inanity; On earth I confess an...

In heaven I yearn for knowledge, account all else inanity; On earth I confess an...

One who never turned his back but marched breast forward, never doubted clouds would break,...

One who never turned his back but marched breast forward, never doubted clouds would break,...

All we have gained then by our unbelief Is a life of doubt diversified by...

All we have gained then by our unbelief Is a life of doubt diversified by...

You should not take a fellow eight years old and make him swear to never...

You should not take a fellow eight years old and make him swear to never...

There is no truer truth obtainable by man than comes of music.

There is no truer truth obtainable by man than comes of music.

This is our master, famous, calm, and dead, Borne on our shoulders.

This is our master, famous, calm, and dead, Borne on our shoulders.

When the fight begins within himself, a man's worth something.

When the fight begins within himself, a man's worth something.

Stung by the splendour of a sudden thought.

Stung by the splendour of a sudden thought.

White shall not neutralize the black, nor good Compensate bad in man, absolve him so:...

White shall not neutralize the black, nor good Compensate bad in man, absolve him so:...

Grow old along with me the best is yet to be.

Grow old along with me the best is yet to be.

Faultless to a fault.

Faultless to a fault.

Progress is The law of life, man is not man as yet

Progress is The law of life, man is not man as yet

On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven a perfect round.

On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven a perfect round.

Earth changes, but thy soul and God stand sure.

Earth changes, but thy soul and God stand sure.

What Youth deemed crystal, Age finds out was dew

What Youth deemed crystal, Age finds out was dew

What's a man's age? He must hurry more, that's all; Cram in a day, what...

What's a man's age? He must hurry more, that's all; Cram in a day, what...

Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old...

Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old...

Whoever, in middle age, attempts to realize the wishes and hopes of his early youth,...

Whoever, in middle age, attempts to realize the wishes and hopes of his early youth,...