"Ah, many a one has started forth with hope and purpose high; Has fought throughout a weary life, and passed all pleasure by; Has burst all flowery chains by which men aye have been enthralled; Has been stone-deaf to voices sweet, that softly, sadly called; Has scorned the flashing goblet with the bubbles on its brim; Has turned his back on jewelled hands that madly beckoned him; Has, in a word, condemned himself to follow out his plan By stern and lonely labor--and has died, a conquered man!"

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Source : George Arnold (1866). “Drift: A Sea-shore Idyl : and Other Poems”, p.60

George Arnold

#Sweet Quotes #Lonely Quotes #Men Quotes

“I was writing poems when I was young, you know, because my father was a poet, so it was absolutely normal to follow my father.”
“Man is unique in organizing the mass murder of his own species.”
“I heard that the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else.”
“My brother's a teacher in Costa Rica and actually does a more important and significant job than I will ever do.”
“I've been inspired by dreams - I've even stolen scenes or images or characters from them.”
“When tea becomes ritual, it takes place at the heart of our ability to see greatness in small things.”
“When people are old enough to know better they are old enough to do worse.”

Source : Hesketh Pearson (1965). “Hesketh Pearson by Himself. (1. Ed.)”, London : Heinemann
“There is no happiness like that of being loved by your fellow creatures, and feeling that your presence is an addition to their comfort.”

Source : Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Anne Bronte (2009). “The Bronte Sisters: Three Novels: Jane Eyre; Wuthering Heights; and Agnes Grey (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.202, Penguin

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