Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Sydney Thompson Dobell

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English poet Sydney Thompson Dobell.

Last updated on December 18, 2024.

Sydney Thompson Dobell was an English poet and critic, and a member of the so-called Spasmodic school.

English - Poet | April 5, 1824 - August 22, 1874

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He who, being bold For life to come, is false to the past sweet Of mortal life, hath killed the world above. For why to live again if not to meet? And why to meet if not to meet in love? And why in love if not in that dear love of old?

Sydney Thompson Dobell

It often requires more strength and judgment to resist than to embrace an opportunity. It is better to do nothing than to do other than well.

Sydney Thompson Dobell

The secret of pleasure in life, as distinct from its great triumphs of transcendent joy, is to live in a series of small, legitimate successes. By legitimate I mean such as are not accompanied by self-condemnation.

Sydney Thompson Dobell