"Yes, I answered you last night; No,..." - Quote by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Yes, I answered you last night; No, this morning, sir, I say: Colors seen by candle-light Will not look the same by day.
More by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
“That headlong ivy! not a leaf will grow But thinking of a wreath, . . . I like such ivy; bold to leap a height 'Twas strong to climb! as good to grow on graves As twist about a thyrsus; pretty too (And that's not ill) when twisted round a comb.”
“But since he had The genius to be loved, why let him have The justice to be honoured in his grave.”
“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.'”
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“To the fool, he who speaks wisdom will sound foolish.”
“There are some who never would have loved if they never had heard it spoken of.”
“Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of his heart, and that depends upon how much he has polished it. Whoever has polished it more sees more - more unseen forms become manifest to him.”