Robert Browning

Poet English 1812 – 1889

English Victorian poet known for dramatic monologues.

393 quotes

"Fear is the thief of dreams."
Fear
"Power without love is tyranny."
Power
"To live without hope is to cease to live."
Hope
"All of life's great lessons come through relationships."
Relationships
"Silence speaks louder than words when held with purpose."
Peace
"The world is not a stage, but a workshop, and life is the business of getting things done."
Work
"Growth is the only evidence of life."
Life
"Better to live one day as a lion than a lifetime as a sheep."
Courage
"The man who never made a mistake never tried anything new."
Perseverance
"In each human heart there is a spark of heavenly fire."
Faith
"A minute's success pays the failure of years."
Success
"Knowledge is not the thing itself, but understanding of the thing."
Knowledge
"Love is the greatest thing the world will ever know."
Love
"The heart's affections are a mystery even to itself."
Relationships
"To deny oneself is the only real freedom."
Freedom
"Beauty is the visible expression of the invisible."
Beauty
"Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow."
Motivation
"Trust is the foundation of all human connection."
Friendship
"The soul grows in the face of adversity."
Strength
"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."
Hope
"Art is the response to the demand for entertainment to distract from the tedium of life."
Art
"Ignorance is not bliss but imprisonment."
Education
"We must embrace change or become irrelevant."
Change
"Time is the canvas upon which we paint our lives."
Time
"Justice is the truth in action."
Justice
"Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to maintain a good attitude while waiting."
Patience
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Kindness
"Fear is the enemy of progress."
Fear
"Power without wisdom is tyranny."
Power
"Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but gathering little by little increases it."
Money