Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

Walter Savage Landor Writer

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: England
  • Born: Jan 30, 1775
  • Died: Sep 17, 1864

Walter Savage Landor was an English writer and poet. His best known works were the prose Imaginary Conversations, and the poem Rose Aylmer, but the critical acclaim he received from contemporary poets and reviewers was not matched by public popularity. As remarkable as his work was, it was equalled by his rumbustious character and lively temperament.

We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier. happiness

The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love. anger

Everything that looks to the future elevates human nature. future

Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and a restorative in old age. age

Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven. art & music

Every sect is a moral check on its neighbour. Competition is as wholesome in religion as in commerce. religion

Prose on certain occasions can bear a great deal of poetry on the other hand, poetry sinks and swoons under a moderate weight of prose. poetry

In argument, truth always prevails finally in politics, falsehood always. politics

Goodness does not more certainly make men happy than happiness makes them good. happiness