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

Ambition is an idol, on whose wings great minds are carried only to extreme; to...

Ambition is an idol, on whose wings great minds are carried only to extreme; to...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

There is a magic in that little world, home; it is a mystic circle that...

There is a magic in that little world, home; it is a mystic circle that...

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...

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...

Friends are like stars... you don't always see them, but you know they're always there.

Friends are like stars... you don't always see them, but you know they're always there.

Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

I'm moody like Squidward. Sometimes selfish, like Mr. Krabs. A bit dumb, like Patrick. But...

I'm moody like Squidward. Sometimes selfish, like Mr. Krabs. A bit dumb, like Patrick. But...

Yes'm, old friends is always best, 'less you can catch a new one that's fit...

Yes'm, old friends is always best, 'less you can catch a new one that's fit...

May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your...

May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your...

If you want happiness, provide it to others

If you want happiness, provide it to others