The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations

Every quotation a nineteenth-century speaker or writer might want, grouped under its subject, with the author, the date and the source given as exactly as Hoyt could manage.

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Quotes by Tupper

7 quotations from The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1896), with the subject each one is filed under.

A babe in a house is a well-spring of pleasure.— filed under Ballads
Naples. Naples sitteth by the sea, keystone of an arch of azure.— filed under Cities-Dresden
Your wisdom is consum'd in confidence. Do not go forth to-day. 0. Julius Cæsar. Act II. Sc. 2. L. 49. Confidence is conqueror of men; victorious both over them and in then; The iron will of one stout heart shall make a thousand quail: A feeble dwarf, dauntlessly resolved, will turn the tide of battle, And rally to a nobler strife the giants that had fled.— filed under Conquest
Economy, the poor man's mint.— filed under Economy
God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love.— filed under God
There is a limit to enjoyment, though the sources of wealth be boundless, And the choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.— filed under Moderation
Terms ill defined, and forms misunderstood, And customs, when their reasons are un known, Have stirred up many zealous souls To fight against imaginary giants.— filed under Zephyrs
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