The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.
—Alfred Lord Tennyson
Who is wise in love, love most, say least.
—Alfred Lord Tennyson
Love is the only gold.
—Alfred Lord Tennyson
Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within.
—Alfred Lord Tennyson
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
—Alfred Lord Tennyson