Thomas Moore quotes

Thomas Moore was an Irish poet, singer, and songwriter, celebrated for his lyrical poetry and Irish melodies. His works captured the spirit of Irish nationalism and romanticism. He influenced the literary and musical landscape of his era with enduring songs such as "The Minstrel Boy" and "The Last Rose of Summer." Here are 120 of his quotes:

A friendship that like love is warm; A love like friendship, steady. (Thomas Moore)
No, there's nothing half so sweet in life as love's young dream. View quote
Thomas Moore
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury. View quote
Thomas Moore
All that's bright must fade, The brightest still the fleetest; All that's sweet was made But to be lost when sweetest. View quote
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Where bastard Freedom waves The fustian flag in mockery over slaves. View quote
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And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers is always the first to be touch'd by the thorns. View quote
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Though an angel should write, still 'tis devils must print. View quote
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Humility, that low, sweet root, from which all heavenly virtues shoot. View quote
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Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish; Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal. View quote
Thomas Moore
Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and the daylight 's past. View quote
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How shall we rank thee upon glory's page, Thou more than soldier, and just less than sage. (Thomas Moore)
Like a young eagle who has lent his plume To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom, See their own feathers pluck'd to wing the dart Which rank corruption destines for their heart. View quote
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Plants that wake when others sleep. Timid jasmine buds that keep their fragrance to themselves all day, but when the sunlight dies away let the delicious secret out to every breeze that roams about. View quote
Thomas Moore
The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest. View quote
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Finding the right work is like discovering your own soul in the world. View quote
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Ask a woman's advice, and, whate'er she advise, Do the very reverse and you're sure to be wise. View quote
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Faintly as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. View quote
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The minds of some of our statesmen, like the pupil of the human eye, contract themselves the more, the stronger light there is shed upon them. View quote
Thomas Moore
What though youth gave love and roses, Age still leaves us friends and wine. View quote
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The light that lies In woman's eyes, Has been my heart's undoing. View quote
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My only books Were woman's looks, And folly's all they've taught me. (Thomas Moore)
You may break, you may shatter the vase, if you will, But the scent of the roses will hang round it still. View quote
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This narrow isthmus 'twixt two boundless seas, The past, the future,two eternities. View quote
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Earth hath no sorrow that heaven cannot heal. View quote
Thomas Moore
Like the stain'd web that whitens in the sun, Grow pure by being purely shone upon. View quote
Thomas Moore

Thomas Moore

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Occupation: Irish Poet
Born: May 28, 1779
Died: February 25, 1852
Quotes count: 120
Wikipedia: Thomas Moore

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