Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh.
About Martin Farquhar Tupper
Martin Farquhar Tupper was an English poet and novelist. He was one of the most widely-read English-language authors of his day with the poetry collection Proverbial Philosophy, which was a bestseller in the United Kingdom and North America for several decades.
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God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love.
English poet and novelist (1810-1889)
He who does not tire, tires adversity.
English poet and novelist (1810-1889)
Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh.
English poet and novelist (1810-1889)
Memory is not wisdom; idiots can by rote repeat volumes. Yet what is wisdom without memory?
English poet and novelist (1810-1889)
Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.
English poet and novelist (1810-1889)
Prayer is the slender nerve that moves the muscle of omnipotence.
English poet and novelist (1810-1889)
A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men.
English poet and novelist (1810-1889)
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
English poet and novelist (1810-1889)
Pain adds rest unto pleasure, and teaches the luxury of health.
English poet and novelist (1810-1889)
If thou art master to thyself, circumstances shall harm thee little.
English poet and novelist (1810-1889)