Alfred Lord Tennyson

The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions. ↗

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

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What rights are those that dare not resist for them? ↗

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Authority forgets a dying king. ↗

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Believe me, than in half the creeds. ↗

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

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In the long years liker they must grow; The man be more of woman, she of man. ↗

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

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'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. ↗

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

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O earth, what changes hast thou seen! ↗

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

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The Gods themselves cannot recall their gifts. ↗

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

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The same words conceal and declare the thoughts of men. ↗

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Let the great world spin for ever down the ringing grooves of change. ↗

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

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