White shall not neutralize the black, nor good compensate bad in man, absolve him so: life's business being just the terrible choice.

Quote by Robert Browning

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All we have gained then by our unbelief Is a life of doubt diversified by...

All we have gained then by our unbelief Is a life of doubt diversified by...

What's a man's age? He must hurry more, that's all; Cram in a day, what...

What's a man's age? He must hurry more, that's all; Cram in a day, what...

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:...

I trust in nature for the stable laws of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant...

I trust in nature for the stable laws of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant...

What Youth deemed crystal, Age finds out was dew.

What Youth deemed crystal, Age finds out was dew.

Tis not what man Does which exalts him, but what man Would do!

Tis not what man Does which exalts him, but what man Would do!

Ignorance is not innocence but sin

Ignorance is not innocence but sin

Stung by the splendour of a sudden thought.

Stung by the splendour of a sudden thought.

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...

And gain is gain, however small

And gain is gain, however small

There is no truer truth obtainable by man than comes of music.

There is no truer truth obtainable by man than comes of music.

That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over, lest you should think he...

That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over, lest you should think he...

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

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

But what if I fail of my purpose here? It is but to keep the...

But what if I fail of my purpose here? It is but to keep the...

But facts are facts and flinch not

But facts are facts and flinch not

What of soul was left, I wonder, when the kissing had to stop?

What of soul was left, I wonder, when the kissing had to stop?

Take away love and our earth is a tomb.

Take away love and our earth is a tomb.

The song that we hear with our ears is only the song that is sung...

The song that we hear with our ears is only the song that is sung...

The first time you marry for love, the second for money, and the third for...

The first time you marry for love, the second for money, and the third for...

Each moment of a happy lover's hour is worth an age of dull and common...

Each moment of a happy lover's hour is worth an age of dull and common...