More From Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- "For tis not in mere death that men die most."
- "The Greeks said grandly in their tragic phrase, ‘Let no one be called happy till his death;’ to which I would add, ‘Let no one, till his death, be called unhappy.’"
- "Earth’s crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God: But only he who sees takes off his shoes."
More In Best
- "In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might."― Winston Churchill
- "Sometimes you feel awkward being what you’re best at, you feel like you have to be something new."― Marilyn Manson
- "Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer."― Robert Louis Stevenson