Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious men still climb and climb, with great labor, and incessant anxiety, but never reach the top.

Quote by Robert Browning

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On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven a perfect round.

On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven a perfect round.

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...

God is the perfect poet.

God is the perfect poet.

Therefore I summon age To grant youth's heritage.

Therefore I summon age To grant youth's heritage.

Take away love, and our earth is a tomb.

Take away love, and our earth is a tomb.

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...

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.

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,...

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:...

But facts are facts and flinch not

But facts are facts and flinch not

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...

You should not take a fellow eight years old and make him swear to never...

You should not take a fellow eight years old and make him swear to never...

A minute's success pays the failure of years.

A minute's success pays the failure of years.

When the fight begins within himself, a man's worth something.

When the fight begins within himself, a man's worth something.

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

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

Take away love and our earth is a tomb.

Take away love and our earth is a tomb.

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?

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...

My goal is to appeal to as many people as I can. I'm not looking...

My goal is to appeal to as many people as I can. I'm not looking...

In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds...

In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds...