The wise become as the unwise in the enchanted chambers of Power, whose lamps make every face the same colour.

Quote by Walter Savage Landor

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame; A...

Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame; A...

Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.

Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.

Great men always pay deference to greater.

Great men always pay deference to greater.

There is delight in singing, though none hear beside the singer.

There is delight in singing, though none hear beside the singer.

We talk on principal, but act on motivation.

We talk on principal, but act on motivation.

Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose their direction and begin to bend.

Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose their direction and begin to bend.

My thoughts are my company; I can bring them together, select them, detain them, dismiss...

My thoughts are my company; I can bring them together, select them, detain them, dismiss...

Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and...

Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and...

The Siren waits thee, singing song for song.

The Siren waits thee, singing song for song.

O what a thing is age! Death without death's quiet.

O what a thing is age! Death without death's quiet.

There is no easy path leading out of life, and few easy ones that lie...

There is no easy path leading out of life, and few easy ones that lie...

Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and...

Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and...

We often fancy that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.

We often fancy that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.

There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.

There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.

Goodness does not more certainly make men happy than happiness makes them good.

Goodness does not more certainly make men happy than happiness makes them good.

No ashes are lighter than those of incense, and few things burn out sooner.

No ashes are lighter than those of incense, and few things burn out sooner.

No thoroughly occupied person was ever found really miserable.

No thoroughly occupied person was ever found really miserable.

The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love.

The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love.

Consult duty not events.

Consult duty not events.

We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier.

We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier.