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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And gain is gain, however small

And gain is gain, however small

Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious...

Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious...

Autumn wins you best by this its mute appeal to sympathy for its decay.

Autumn wins you best by this its mute appeal to sympathy for its decay.

Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp. Or what's a heaven for?

Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp. Or what's a heaven for?

So, fall asleep love, loved by me... for I know love, I am loved by...

So, fall asleep love, loved by me... for I know love, I am loved by...

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

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

What of soul was left, I wonder, when the kissing had to stop?

What of soul was left, I wonder, when the kissing had to stop?

Never the time and the place and the loved one all together!

Never the time and the place and the loved one all together!

Faultless to a fault.

Faultless to a fault.

If you get simple beauty and naught else, you get about the best thing God...

If you get simple beauty and naught else, you get about the best thing God...

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,...

Earth changes, but thy soul and God stand sure.

Earth changes, but thy soul and God stand sure.

Who hears music feels his solitude peopled at once.

Who hears music feels his solitude peopled at once.

Fail I alone, in words and deeds? Why, all men strive and who succeeds?

Fail I alone, in words and deeds? Why, all men strive and who succeeds?

What Youth deemed crystal, Age finds out was dew.

What Youth deemed crystal, Age finds out was dew.

Take away love, and our earth is a tomb.

Take away love, and our earth is a tomb.

Grow old with me! The best is yet to be.

Grow old with me! The best is yet to be.

All mankind love a lover

All mankind love a lover

You can always tell a real friend; when you've made a fool of yourself he...

You can always tell a real friend; when you've made a fool of yourself he...

As a Rose absorbs the nutrients it feeds on and as it thrives to see...

As a Rose absorbs the nutrients it feeds on and as it thrives to see...