36 Quotes by Alfred Lord Tennyson
Alfred Lord Tennyson was a Victorian-era poet who is widely regarded as one of the greatest poets in the English language. Born in 1809, Tennyson became Poet Laureate of Great Britain in 1850, a position he held for the remainder of his life. His most famous works include "In Memoriam A.H.H.", a poem written in memory of his close friend Arthur Hallam, and "The Charge of the Light Brigade", which recounts the heroism of British soldiers during the Crimean War. Tennyson's poetry often dealt with themes of love, loss, and the struggle to find meaning in a changing world. His rich and vivid language, coupled with his deep understanding of human emotion, has made him one of the most enduring and beloved poets of all time. (Bio)
Alfred Lord Tennyson Quotes
If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever.
It's better to have tried and failed than to live life wondering what would've happened if I had tried (Meaning)
Though much is taken, much abides; and though We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.
We are all a part of every person we have ever met.
Hope Smiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering 'it will be happier'.
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
...and our spirits rushed together at the touching of the lips.
the shell must break before the bird can fly.
Ours is not to wonder why. Ours is just to do or die.
Music that gentlier on the spirit lies, Than tired eyelids upon tired eyes.
God gives us love! Something to love He lends us; but when love is grown To ripeness, that on which it throve Falls off, and love is left alone: This is the curse of time.
And men, whose reason long was blind, From cells of madness unconfined, Oft lose whole years of darker mind.
I am a part of all that I have met.
Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead one to sovereign power.
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Speak to Him, thou, for He hears, and Spirit with Spirit can meet- Closer is He than breathing, and nearer than hands and feet.
I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair.
So many worlds, so much to do, so little done, such things to be.
Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within. (Meaning)
What the sunshine is to the flower, the Lord Jesus Christ is to my soul.
Love is the only gold.
A lie that is half-truth is the darkest of all lies.
He that wrongs his friend, wrongs himself more.
Blind and naked ignorance delivers brawling judgments, unashamed, on all things all day long
In time there is no present, In eternity no future, In eternity no past.
If I make dark my countenance, I shut my life from happier chance.
I found Him in the shining of the stars.
Our echoes roll from soul to soul, And grow for ever and for ever.
Life is brief but love is LONG .
Nothing in Nature is unbeautiful.
Men at most differ as Heaven and Earth, but women, worst and best, as Heaven and Hell.
Faith is believing what we cannot prove.
Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
Attain the unattainable.
― Alfred Lord Tennyson Quotes
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