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Walter Savage Landor Quotes

Walter Savage Landor quotes

English Poet January 30, 1775 – September 17, 1864

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Walter Savage Landor quote: "The writing of the wise are the only riches our posterity..."
The writing of the wise are the only riches our posterity cannot squander. Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor quote: "The Siren waits thee, singing song for song."
The Siren waits thee, singing song for song. Walter Savage Landor
Prose on certain occasions can bear a great deal of poetry; on the other hand, poetry sinks and swoons under a moderate weight of prose. Walter Savage Landor
Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess. Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor quote: "Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us;..."
Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much. Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor quote: "Great men always pay deference to greater."
Great men always pay deference to greater. Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor quote: "An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest..."
An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof. Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor quote: "Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little..."
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
Walter Savage Landor quote: "Cats, like men, are flatterers."
Cats, like men, are flatterers. Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor quote: "A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience..."
A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice. Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor quote: "We think that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we..."
We think that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love. Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor quote: "Many laws as certainly make bad men, as bad men make many laws."
Many laws as certainly make bad men, as bad men make many laws. Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor quote: "No thoroughly occupied person was ever found really miserable."
No thoroughly occupied person was ever found really miserable. Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor quote: "There is nothing on earth divine except humanity."
There is nothing on earth divine except humanity. Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor quote: "Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose their..."
Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose their direction and begin to bend. Walter Savage Landor

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