Old trees in their living state are the only things that money cannot command. Walter Savage Landor More Quotes by Walter Savage Landor More Quotes From Walter Savage Landor Something of the severe hath always been appertaining to order and to grace; and the beauty that is not too liberal is sought the most ardently, and loved the longest. Walter Savage Landor gracebeautyorder Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked. God sometimes sends a famine, sometimes a pestilence, and sometimes a hero, for the chastisement of mankind; none of them surely for our admiration. Walter Savage Landor pestilenceambitionhero Ridicule has followed the vestiges of truth, but never usurped her place. Walter Savage Landor ridicule He who brings ridicule to bear against truth finds in his hand a blade without a hilt. Walter Savage Landor bladesbearshands The religion of Christ is peace and good-will,--the religion of Christendom is war and ill-will. Walter Savage Landor ill-willwarreligion Wisdom consisteth not in knowing many things, nor even in knowing them thoroughly; but in choosing and in following what conduces the most certainly to our lasting happiness and true glory. Walter Savage Landor lasting-happinessknowingwisdom The vain poet is of the opinion that nothing of his can be too much: he sends to you basketful after basketful of juiceless fruit, covered with scentless flowers. Walter Savage Landor fruittoo-muchflower There is a desire of property in the sanest and best men, which Nature seems to have implanted as conservative of her works, and which is necessary to encourage and keep alive the arts. Walter Savage Landor desiremenart The deafest man can hear praise, and is slow to think any an excess. Walter Savage Landor excessmenthinking All schools of philosophy, and almost all authors, are rather to be frequented for exercise than for weight. Walter Savage Landor exercisephilosophyschool The assailant is often in the right; that the assailed is always. Walter Savage Landor We oftener say things because we can say them well, than because they are sound and reasonable. Walter Savage Landor reasonablewellssound It has been my fortune to love in general those men most who have thought most differently from me, on subjects wherein others pardon no discordance. I think I have no more right to be angry with a man, whose reason has followed up a process different from what mine has, and is satisfied with the result, than with one who has gone to Venice while I am at Siena, and who writes to me that he likes the place. Walter Savage Landor writingmenthinking Truth is a point, the subtlest and finest; harder than adamant; never to be broken, worn away, or blunted. Its only bad quality is, that it is sure to hurt those who touch it; and likely to draw blood, perhaps the life blood, of those who press earnestly upon it. Walter Savage Landor truthhurtblood Tyrants never perish from tyranny, but always from folly,-when their fantasies have built up a palace for which the earth has no foundation. Walter Savage Landor tyrantsfoundationearth I hate false words, and seek with care, difficulty, and moroseness, those that fit the thing. Walter Savage Landor fitcarehate If there were no falsehood in the world, there would be no doubt, if there were no doubt, there would be no inquiry; if no inquiry, no wisdom, no knowledge, no genius; and Fancy herself would lie muffled up in her robe, inactive, pale, and bloated. Walter Savage Landor would-bedoubtlying The heart that once has been bathed in love's pure fountain retains the pulse of youth forever. Walter Savage Landor foreverheartlove Hope is the mother of faith. Walter Savage Landor hopemother I sometimes think that the most plaintive ditty has brought a fuller joy and of longer duration to its composer that the conquest of Persia to the Macedonian. Walter Savage Landor durationjoythinking
