Love is indestructible, Its holy flame forever burneth; From heaven it came, to heaven returneth. Robert Southey More Quotes by Robert Southey More Quotes From Robert Southey Would you who judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure, take this rule; whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes off the relish of spiritual things; in short; whatever increases the strength and authority of your body over your mind, that is sin to you; however innocent it may be in itself. Robert Southey over-you judging spiritual And when my own Mark Antony Robert Southey rome causes love Ay! idleness! the rich folks never fail Robert Southey misery poverty reason-why Beware of those who are homeless by choice! You have no hold on human being whose affections are without a top-root! Robert Southey affection choices roots The three indispensable of genius are: understanding, feeling, and perseverance; the three things that enrich genius are: contentment of mind, the cherishing of good thoughts, and the exercise of memory Robert Southey perseverance exercise memories Our knowledge, is our power, and God our strength. Robert Southey knowledge The disappointed man turns his thoughts toward a state of existence where his wiser desires may be fixed with the certainty of faith; the successful man feels that the objects which he has ardently pursued fail to satisfy the cravings of an immortal spirit; the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness, that he may save his soul alive. Robert Southey soul successful men How beautiful is night! A dewy freshness fills the silent air; No mist obscures; nor cloud, nor speck, nor stain, Breaks the serene of heaven: In full-orbed glory, yonder moon divine Rolls through the dark blue depths; Beneath her steady ray The desert circle spreads Like the round ocean, girdled with the sky. How beautiful is night! Robert Southey ocean dark beautiful Whoever has tasted the breath of morning knows that the most invigorating and most delightful hours of then day are commonly spent in bed; though it is the evident intention of nature that we should enjoy and profit by them. Robert Southey kick-ass bed morning There is no security in a good disposition if the support of good principles--that is to say, of religion, of Christian faith--be wanting. It may be soured by misfortune, it may be corrupted by wealth, it may be blighted by neediness, it may lose all its original brightness, if destitute of that support. Robert Southey support principles christian Be thankful that your lot has fallen on times when, though there may be many evil tongues and exasperated spirits, there are none who have fire and fagot at command. Robert Southey being-thankful fire evil And everybody praised the Duke Who this great fight did win. "But what good came of it at last?" Quoth little Peterkin. "Why, that I cannot tell," said he, "But 'twas a famous victory." Robert Southey victory fighting winning A stubborn mind conduces as little to wisdom or even to knowledge, as a stubborn temper to happiness Robert Southey stubborn mind littles I can remember, with unsteady feet, Robert Southey flower feet long How beautiful is night! A dewy freshness fills the silent air; No mist obscures, nor cloud, nor speck, nor stain, Breaks the serene of heaven. Robert Southey clouds beautiful night The history of any private family, however humble, could it be fully related for five or six generations, would illustrate the state and progress of society better than the most elaborate dissertation. Robert Southey progress-of-society six humble Cold is thy hopeless heart, even as charity. Robert Southey cold charity heart A man may be cheerful and contented in celibacy, but I do not think he can ever be happy; it is an unnatural state, and the best feelings of his nature are never called into action. Robert Southey marriage men thinking Let us depart! the universal sun Confines not to one land his blessed beams; Nor is man rooted, like a tree, whose seed, the winds on some ungenial soil have cast there, where it cannot prosper. Robert Southey blessed wind men One fault begets another; one crime renders another necessary. Robert Southey faults crime guilt
