Maxioms by Walter Savage Landor
Wrong is but falsehood put in practice.
Wrong is but falsehood put in practice.
I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.
I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.
Thou breathing dial! since thy day began
The present hour was ever mark'd with shade.
Thou breathing dial! since thy day began
The present hour was ever mark'd with shade.
We talk on principle, but we act on interest
We talk on principle, but we act on interest
The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love.
The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love.