Monckton Milnes Quotes & Sayings

He who for love hath undergone
The worst that can befall,
Is happier thousandfold than one
Who never loved at all. — Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

Love will always be the most powerful force. — Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

It's wonderful that whenever Patsy Cline's name is mentioned, people's voices fall and they become right sentimental. And, rightly so. — Maya Angelou

A man's best things are nearest him,
Lie close about his feet. — Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

The ideal doctor would be a man endowed with profound knowledge of life and of the soul, intuitively divining any suffering or disorder of whatever kind, and restoring peace by his mere presence. — Henri Frederic Amiel

Grand Thoughts that never can be wearied out,
Showing the unreality of Time. — Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

It was about you... what I wrote. It was all about you." His bottom lip began to quiver.
"I know," I said, my voice shaky. I started to cry then. There was no holding back. "I loved it, every word. It was so beautiful. — Renee Carlino

They who have steeped their soul in prayer can every anguish calmly bear. — Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

Adjustment, that synonym for conformity that comes more easily to the modern tongue, is the theme of our swan song, the piper's tune to which we dance on the brink of the abyss, the siren's melody that destroys our senses and paralyzes our wills. — Robert M. Lindner

Your environment doesn't define you. I don't have a lot of money, but I can help train people and I can talk to people. We can all be mentors to the next generation. — Jackie Joyner-Kersee

The virtue lies in the struggle, not the prize. — Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

You looked like the girl I loved. — Rainbow Rowell

Great thoughts, great feelings came to them, Like instincts, unawares. — Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

My exit is the result of too many entrees. — Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

Writers are the dreamers and the keepers of dreams. — Aidee Ladnier

Claudia's the sort of girl who goes through life holding onto the sides. — Alice Thomas Ellis

It's not the lack of ability or opportunity that holds you back; it is only a lack of confidence in yourself. — Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

The beating of my own heart Was all the sound I heard. — Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

With every decisions we make, the last question we ask is what does the consumer think of this. — Niall FitzGerald

Can every anguish calmly bear. — Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

Simon had never realized what a sad sound it was: hope. — Cassandra Clare

I wandered by the brook-side, I wandered by the mill; I could not hear the brook flow, The noisy wheel was still. — Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

Their eyes met and they stared together at each other, alone in space. — F Scott Fitzgerald

Nature's heart beats strong amid the hills. — Richard Monckton Milnes Houghton