Robert Browning ( 10 of 73 )
'Tis not what man Does which exalts him, but what man Would do.
'Tis not what man Does which exalts him, but what man Would do.
Good, to forgive;
Best to forget.
Good, to forgive;
Best to forget.
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?
And gain is gain, however small.
And gain is gain, however small.
O world as God has made it! All is beauty.
O world as God has made it! All is beauty.
I trust in Nature for the stable laws
Of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant
And Autumn read more
I trust in Nature for the stable laws
Of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant
And Autumn garner to the end of time.
I trust in God--the right shall be the right
And other than the wrong, while he endures;
I trust in my own soul, that can perceive
The outward and the inward, Nature's good
And God's.
Progress is
The law of life, man is not
Man as yet.
Progress is
The law of life, man is not
Man as yet.
Only I discern
Infinite passion, and the pain
Of finite hearts that yearn.
Only I discern
Infinite passion, and the pain
Of finite hearts that yearn.
This could but have happened once,
And we missed it, lost it forever.
This could but have happened once,
And we missed it, lost it forever.
Who hears music feels his solitude peopled at once.
Who hears music feels his solitude peopled at once.
