In heaven I yearn for knowledge, account all else inanity; On earth I confess an itch for the praise of fools - that's vanity

Quote by Robert Browning

Topics: Earth Quotes, Heaven Quotes, Praise Quotes

But what if I fail of my purpose here? It is but to keep the...

But what if I fail of my purpose here? It is but to keep the...

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

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

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...

I would have rummaged, ransacked at the word; Those old odd corners of an empty...

I would have rummaged, ransacked at the word; Those old odd corners of an empty...

Therefore I summon age To grant youth's heritage.

Therefore I summon age To grant youth's heritage.

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?

Faultless to a fault.

Faultless to a fault.

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...

The aim, if reached or not, makes great the life: Try to be Shakespeare, leave...

The aim, if reached or not, makes great the life: Try to be Shakespeare, leave...

God is seen God In the star, in the stone, in the flesh, in the...

God is seen God In the star, in the stone, in the flesh, in the...

For life, with all its yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear, -...

For life, with all its yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear, -...

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

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

Earth changes, but thy soul and God stand sure.

Earth changes, but thy soul and God stand sure.

The moment eternal - just that and no more - When ecstasy's utmost we clutch...

The moment eternal - just that and no more - When ecstasy's utmost we clutch...

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...

Ignorance is not innocence but sin

Ignorance is not innocence but sin

There are those who believe something, and therefore will tolerate nothing; and on the other...

There are those who believe something, and therefore will tolerate nothing; and on the other...

But facts are facts and flinch not

But facts are facts and flinch not

Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth, and if striking and appropriate, are often...

Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth, and if striking and appropriate, are often...

The facts fairly and honestly presented; truth will take care of itself.

The facts fairly and honestly presented; truth will take care of itself.