Sydney Thompson Dobell Professions : PoetBorn : April 5, 1824Died : August 22, 1874 Browse All Authors Top 7 quotes by Sydney Thompson Dobell The secret of pleasure in life, as distinct from its great triumphs of transcendent joy, is to live in a series of small, legitimate successes. By legitimate I mean such as are not accompanied by self-condemnation. Sydney Thompson Dobell selfsuccessmean It often requires more strength and judgment to resist than to embrace an opportunity. It is better to do nothing than to do other than well. Sydney Thompson Dobell embracejudgmentopportunity He who, being bold Sydney Thompson Dobell sweetlifepast Stern duties need not speak sternly. He who stood firm before the thunder worshipped the still small voice. Sydney Thompson Dobell voicespeakneeds Unsuccessful emulation is too apt to sink into envy, which of all sins has not even the excuse to offer of temporary gratification. Sydney Thompson Dobell emulationenvysin Sister Simplicitie! Sydney Thompson Dobell summersleepsong It is a zealot's faith that blasts the shrines of the false god, but builds no temple to the true. Sydney Thompson Dobell blastshrinestemples Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poetAll Authors
