Alfred Lord Tennyson
Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control these three alone lead one to sovereign power.
alone
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Men at most differ as Heaven and Earth, but women, worst and best, as Heaven and Hell.
best
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Let the great world spin for ever down the ringing grooves of change.
change
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Dreams are true while they last, and do we not live in dreams?
dreams
Alfred Lord Tennyson
There lives more faith in honest doubt, believe me, than in half the creeds.
faith
Alfred Lord Tennyson
God's finger touched him, and he slept.
god
Alfred Lord Tennyson
The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.
happiness
Alfred Lord Tennyson
A smile abroad is often a scowl at home.
home
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
knowledge