Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control - these three alone lead to power

Quote by Alfred Lord Tennyson

Topics: Self Knowledge Quotes

Her eyes are homes of silent prayers.

Her eyes are homes of silent prayers.

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead one to sovereign power.

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead one to sovereign power.

Ring out the false, ring in the true.

Ring out the false, ring in the true.

In the long years liker they must grow; The man be more of woman, she...

In the long years liker they must grow; The man be more of woman, she...

Authority forgets a dying king.

Authority forgets a dying king.

Oh that it were possible, After long grief and pain, To find the arms of...

Oh that it were possible, After long grief and pain, To find the arms of...

If thou shouldst never see my face again, pray for my soul. More things are...

If thou shouldst never see my face again, pray for my soul. More things are...

I am a part of all that I have seen.

I am a part of all that I have seen.

He never sold the truth to serve the hour, nor paltered with Eternal God for...

He never sold the truth to serve the hour, nor paltered with Eternal God for...

Old men must die, or the word would grow moldy, would only breed the past...

Old men must die, or the word would grow moldy, would only breed the past...

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

Sin is too stupid to see beyond itself.

Sin is too stupid to see beyond itself.

Believe me, than in half the creeds.

Believe me, than in half the creeds.

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control - these three alone lead life to sovereign power.

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control - these three alone lead life to sovereign power.

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

Love is the only gold.

Love is the only gold.

So many worlds, so much to do, so little done, such things to be.

So many worlds, so much to do, so little done, such things to be.

Dreams are true while they last, and do we not live in dreams?

Dreams are true while they last, and do we not live in dreams?

Right now I don't know if I have dreamt about this or not. But when...

Right now I don't know if I have dreamt about this or not. But when...

You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But...

You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But...