There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly to the heart of him who has had frequent occasion to test the paltry friendship and gossamer fidelity of mere Man.

Quote by Edgar Allan Poe

Topics: Friendship Quotes

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm

That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be,...

That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be,...

I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.

I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.

The generous Critic fann'd the Poet's fire, And taught the world with reason to admire.

The generous Critic fann'd the Poet's fire, And taught the world with reason to admire.

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

I have great faith in fools - my friends call it self-confidence

I have great faith in fools - my friends call it self-confidence

A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this / that offences against Charity...

A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this / that offences against Charity...

It will be found, in fact, that the ingenious are always fanciful, and the truly...

It will be found, in fact, that the ingenious are always fanciful, and the truly...

If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing...

If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing...

I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it.

I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it.

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can...

To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can...

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to...

It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to...

We loved with a love that was more than love.

We loved with a love that was more than love.

The death of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world.

The death of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world.

From childhood's hour I have not been As others were--I have not seen As others...

From childhood's hour I have not been As others were--I have not seen As others...

There are moments when, even to the sober eye of Reason, the world of our...

There are moments when, even to the sober eye of Reason, the world of our...

It is very sad for a man to make himself servant to a single thing;...

It is very sad for a man to make himself servant to a single thing;...

Sadness does not inhere in things; it does not reach us from the world and...

Sadness does not inhere in things; it does not reach us from the world and...