It is not for man to rest in absolute contentment. He is born to hopes and aspirations as the sparks fly upward, unless he has brutified his nature and quenched the spirit of immortality which is his portion.

Quote by Robert Southey

Topics: Ambition Quotes, Hope Quotes

It has been more wittily than charitably said that hell is paved with good intentions;...

It has been more wittily than charitably said that hell is paved with good intentions;...

Order is the sanity of the mind, the health of the body, the peace of...

Order is the sanity of the mind, the health of the body, the peace of...

All deception in the course of life is indeed nothing else but a lie reduced...

All deception in the course of life is indeed nothing else but a lie reduced...

Love is indestructible. It's holy flame forever burneth; from Heaven it came, to Heaven returneth.

Love is indestructible. It's holy flame forever burneth; from Heaven it came, to Heaven returneth.

If you would be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams...

If you would be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams...

How little do they see what is, who frame their hasty judgments upon that which...

How little do they see what is, who frame their hasty judgments upon that which...

Live as long as you may, the first twenty years are the longest half of...

Live as long as you may, the first twenty years are the longest half of...

The loss of a friend is like that of a limb; time may heal the...

The loss of a friend is like that of a limb; time may heal the...

A kitten is in the animal world what a rosebud is in the garden.

A kitten is in the animal world what a rosebud is in the garden.

The three indispensable of genius are: understanding, feeling, and perseverance; the three things that enrich...

The three indispensable of genius are: understanding, feeling, and perseverance; the three things that enrich...

They sin who tell us Love can die: with Life all other passions fly, all...

They sin who tell us Love can die: with Life all other passions fly, all...

Affliction is not sent in vain, young man, from that good God, who chastens whom...

Affliction is not sent in vain, young man, from that good God, who chastens whom...

No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who...

No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who...

No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who...

No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who...

Never let a man imagine that he can pursue a good end by evil means,...

Never let a man imagine that he can pursue a good end by evil means,...

No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who...

No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who...

It is with words as with sunbeams - the more they are condensed, the deeper...

It is with words as with sunbeams - the more they are condensed, the deeper...

To a resolute mind, wishing to do is the first step toward doing. But if...

To a resolute mind, wishing to do is the first step toward doing. But if...

Not where I breathe, but where I love, I live; Not where I love, but...

Not where I breathe, but where I love, I live; Not where I love, but...