Walter Savage Landor Quotes

People, like nails, lose their effectiveness when they lose direction and begin to bend. Walter Savage Landor

There is delight in singing, though none hear beside the singer. Walter Savage Landor

Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess. Walter Savage Landor

Heat and animosity, contest and conflict may sharpen the wits, although they rarely do; they never strengthen the understanding, clear the perspicacity, guide the judgement, or improve the heart. Walter Savage Landor

We talk on principle, but we act on interest. Walter Savage Landor

In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always. Walter Savage Landor

Delay in justice is injustice. Walter Savage Landor