Martin Farquhar Tupper

"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."

"If thou art master to thyself, circumstances shall harm thee little."

"God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love."

"A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever."

"Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech."

"Look too on this poor planet of ours,Torn by the storms of mysterious powers,Evil contending with good from its birth,Wrenching in battle the heartstrings of earth,—Ah! what infinities circle us here,Strangeness and wonderment swathing the sphere!"