Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much. — Walter Savage Landor
Goodness does not more certainly make men happy than happiness makes them good. — Walter Savage Landor
Every sect is a moral check on its neighbour. Competition is as wholesome in religion as in commerce. — Walter Savage Landor
The wise become as the unwise in the enchanted chambers of power, whose lamps make — Walter Savage Landor
People, like nails, lose their effectiveness when they lose direction and begin to bend. — Walter Savage Landor
Prose on certain occasions can bear a great deal of poetry; on the other hand, poetry — Walter Savage Landor
My thoughts are my company; I can bring them together, select them, detain them, dismiss them. — Walter Savage Landor
Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose their direction and begin to bend. — Walter Savage Landor
Music is God’s gift to man, the only art of heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to heaven. — Walter Savage Landor
We think that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love. — Walter Savage Landor
We often fancy that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love. — Walter Savage Landor
Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and a restorative in old age. — Walter Savage Landor
We cannot conquer fate and necessity, yet we can yield to them in such a manner as to be greater than if we could. — Walter Savage Landor
There is no easy path leading out of life, and few are the easy ones that lie within it. — Walter Savage Landor