Cruelty is no more the cure of crimes than it is the cure of sufferings; compassion, in the first instance, is good for both; I have known it to bring compunction when nothing else would. Walter Savage Landor More Quotes by Walter Savage Landor More Quotes From Walter Savage Landor Fame often rests at first upon something accidental, and often, too, is swept away, or for a time removed; but neither genius nor glory, is conferred at once, nor do they glimmer and fall, like drops in a grotto, at a shout. Walter Savage Landor genius fall firsts Contentment is better than divinations or visions. Walter Savage Landor contentment vision Falsehood is for a season. Walter Savage Landor falsehood seasons Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much. Walter Savage Landor greatness ordinary men A solitude is the audience-chamber of God. Walter Savage Landor We are no longer happy as soon as we wish to be happier. Walter Savage Landor People, like nails, lose their effectiveness when they lose direction and begin to bend. Walter Savage Landor Absence and death are the same -- only that in death there is no suffering. Walter Savage Landor Kindness in ourselves is the honey that blunts the sting of unkindness in another. Walter Savage Landor Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose direction and begin to bend. Walter Savage Landor We must not indulge in unfavorable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain. Walter Savage Landor We think that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love. Walter Savage Landor self-love suffer think reality Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame; A grave to rest in, and a fading name! Walter Savage Landor name rest ambition power Many laws as certainly make bad men, as bad men make many laws. Walter Savage Landor laws make bad men
