John Addington Symonds Quotes

John Addington Symonds offers a poetic, hopeful voice that lifts the spirit and ponders lasting meaning.

6 quotes

1. No seed shall perish which the soul hath sown.

2. Gods fade; but God abides and in man's heart Speaks with the clear unconquerable cry Of energies and hopes that can not die.

3. She smiled, and the shadows departed; She shone, and the snows were rain; And he who was frozen-hearted Bloomed up into love again.

4. It is great to get praise from the lips of taciturnity.

5. These things shall be! A loftier race Than e'er the world hath known shall rise, With flame of freedom in their souls, And light of knowledge in their eyes.

6. Straight is the way to Acheron, Whether the spirit's race is run From Athens or from Meroe: Weep not, far from home to die; The wind doth blow in every sky That wafts us to that doleful sea.