"Suffering is permanent, obscure and dark, And shares the nature of infinity." ― William Wordsworth Topic(s): Nature More From William Wordsworth "The child is father of the man." "Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them." "Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher." More In Nature "What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other’s folly – that is the first law of nature."― Voltaire "A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a practice of tenure in public office."― Hubert H. Humphrey "A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser."― William Shakespeare