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, Knowledge Quotes, Praise Quotes, Vanity Quotes

Stung by the splendour of a sudden thought.

Stung by the splendour of a sudden thought.

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?

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.

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

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

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

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

I trust in nature for the stable laws of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant...

I trust in nature for the stable laws of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant...

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...

That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over, lest you should think he...

That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over, lest you should think he...

God is the perfect poet.

God is the perfect poet.

What Youth deemed crystal, Age finds out was dew

What Youth deemed crystal, Age finds out was dew

Therefore I summon age To grant youth's heritage.

Therefore I summon age To grant youth's heritage.

Pleasure must succeed to pleasure, else past pleasure turns to pain

Pleasure must succeed to pleasure, else past pleasure turns to pain

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...

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

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

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:...

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

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

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?

Grow old with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life, For...

Grow old with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life, For...

Love brings pain, And Pain brings beauty.

Love brings pain, And Pain brings beauty.

It is a lovely thing to have a husband and wife developing together and having...

It is a lovely thing to have a husband and wife developing together and having...

There's a certain part of the contented majority who love anybody who is worth a...

There's a certain part of the contented majority who love anybody who is worth a...