Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within.

Quote by Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Her eyes are homes of silent prayers.

Her eyes are homes of silent prayers.

No life that breathes with human breath has ever truly longed for death.

No life that breathes with human breath has ever truly longed for death.

Authority forgets a dying king.

Authority forgets a dying king.

My strength is as the strength of ten, because my heart is pure

My strength is as the strength of ten, because my heart is pure

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

What rights are those that dare not resist for them?

What rights are those that dare not resist for them?

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?

I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair.

I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair.

A smile abroad is often a scowl at home.

A smile abroad is often a scowl at home.

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...

Old age hath yet his honor and his toil. Death closes all; but something ere...

Old age hath yet his honor and his toil. Death closes all; but something ere...

Shape your heart to front the hour, but dream not that the hours will last.

Shape your heart to front the hour, but dream not that the hours will last.

Sweet is true love that is given in vain, and sweet is death that takes...

Sweet is true love that is given in vain, and sweet is death that takes...

There's no glory like those who save their country.

There's no glory like those who save their country.

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.

Tis not too late to seek a newer world.

Tis not too late to seek a newer world.

And out of darkness came the hands that reach thro' nature, moulding men.

And out of darkness came the hands that reach thro' nature, moulding men.

I am a part of all that I have met.

I am a part of all that I have met.

Empathy is like giving someone a psychological hug.

Empathy is like giving someone a psychological hug.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

Philosophy is life's dry-nurse, who can take care of us - but not suckle us.

Philosophy is life's dry-nurse, who can take care of us - but not suckle us.