Thomas Moore quotes - page 3

And soon, too soon, we part with pain, To sail o'er silent seas again. (Thomas Moore)
This wretched brain gave way, and I became a wreck at random driven, without one glimpse of reason or heaven.
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There was a little man, and he had a little soul; And he said, Little Soul, let us try, try, try!
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As half in shade and half in sun This world along its path advances, May that side the sun's upon Be all that e'er shall meet thy glances!
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Good at a fight, but better at a play; Godlike in giving, but the devil to pay.
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Thus, when the lamp that lighted The traveller at first goes out, He feels awhile benighted, And looks around in fear and doubt. But soon, the prospect clearing, By cloudless starlight on he treads, And thinks no lamp so cheering As that light which Heaven sheds.
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Believe me, if all those endearing young charms Which I gaze on so fondly to-day, Were to change by to-morrow and fleet in my arms, Like fairy gifts fading away. Thou wouldst still be adored as this moment thou art, Let thy loveliness fade as it will, And around the dear ruin each wish of my heart, Would entwine itself verdantly still.
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Beholding heaven, and feeling hell.
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I feel like one, Who treads alone Some banquet-hall deserted, Whose lights are fled, Whose garlands dead, And all but he departed!
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No eye to watch, and no tongue to wound us All earth forgot, and all heaven around us.
Thomas Moore
And when once the young heart of a maiden is stolen, The maiden herself will steal after it soon. (Thomas Moore)
Shall I ask the brave soldier who fights by my side In the cause of mankind, if our creeds agree?
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It may help us, in those times of trouble, to remember that love is not only about relationship, it is also an affair of the soul.
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Go where we may, rest where we will, Eternal London haunts us still.
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A genuine odyssey is not about piling up experiences. It is a deeply felt, risky, unpredictable tour of the soul.
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The devil... the prowde spirite... cannot endure to be mocked.
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Socrates and Jesus, two teachers of virtue and love, were executed because of the unsettling, threatening power of their souls, which was revealed in their personal lives and in their words.
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Love doesn't demand perfection, but it does ask you to give yourself with less reserve than you'd prefer.
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Take all the pleasures of all the spheres, And multiply each through endless years,- One minute of heaven is worth them all.
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Farewell, farewell to thee, Araby's daughter! Thus warbled a Peri beneath the dark sea.
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Some flow'rets of Eden ye still inherit, But the trail of the serpent is over them all. (Thomas Moore)
Rich and rare were the gems she wore, And a bright gold ring on her wand she bore.
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To sigh, yet feel no pain; To weep, yet scarce know why; To sport an hour with Beauty's chain, Then throw it idly by.
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When did morning ever break, And find such beaming eyes awake?
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If I speak to thee in friendship's name, Thou think'st I speak too coldly; If I mention love's devoted flame, Thou say'st I speak too boldly.
Thomas Moore