The habitude of pleasing by flattery makes a language soft the fear of offending by truth makes it circuitous and conventional
More Quotes from Walter Landor:
Truth is a point, the subtlest and finest harder than adamant never to be broken, worn away or blunted. Its only bad quality is, that it is sure to hurt those who touch it and likely to draw blood, perhaps the life blood of those who press earnestly upon it.Walter Landor
Browning Since Chaucer was alive and hale, No man hath walked along our roads with step So active, so inquiring eye, or tongue So varied in discourse.
Walter Landor
Wrong is but falsehood put in practice.
Walter Landor
There are no fields of amaranth on this side of the grave there are no voices, O Rhodope that are not soon mute, however tuneful there is no name, with whatever emphasis of passionate love repeated, of which the echo is not faint at last.
Walter Landor
Proud word you never spoke, but you will speak Four not exempt from pride some future day. Resting on one white hand a warm wet cheek Over my open volume you will say, This man loved me' then rise and trip away.
Walter Landor
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