Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Edmund Waller Quotes: Happy is she that from the world retires, and carries with her what the world admires.
         

Happy is she that from the world retires, and carries with her what the world admires.


Edmund Waller
Check all other quotes by Edmund Waller

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Edmund Waller Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Sat. 04 May. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/Happy-is-she-that-from-the-world-542806>.





Check out


Other quotes of Edmund Waller


The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build, Her humble nest, lies silent in the field.

The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build, Her humble nest, lies silent in the field.



Tea does our fancy aid, Repress those vapours which the head invade And keeps that palace of the soul serene.

Tea does our fancy aid, Repress those vapours which the head invade And keeps that palace of the soul serene.



Vexed sailors cursed the rain, for which poor shepherds prayed in vain.

Vexed sailors cursed the rain, for which poor shepherds prayed in vain.



Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse.

Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse.



The rising sun complies with our weak sight, First gilds the clouds, then shows his globe of light At such a distance from our eyes, as though He knew what harm his hasty beams would do.

The rising sun complies with our weak sight, First gilds the clouds, then shows his globe of light At such a distance from our eyes, as though He knew what harm his hasty beams would do.



Could we forbear dispute, and practise love, We should agree as angels do above.

Could we forbear dispute, and practise love, We should agree as angels do above.



Stronger by weakness, wiser men become.

Stronger by weakness, wiser men become.



To love is to believe, to hope, to know; 'Tis an essay, a taste of Heaven below!

To love is to believe, to hope, to know; 'Tis an essay, a taste of Heaven below!



All things but one you can restore; the heart you get returns no more.

All things but one you can restore; the heart you get returns no more.



Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot.

Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot.





Other quotes you may like



Death Laughs In The Faces Of Clocks

Death Laughs In The Faces Of Clocks



The critics and the reviewers are more frightening than anything else!

The critics and the reviewers are more frightening than anything else!



The whole of the global economy is based on supplying the cravings of two per cent of the world's population.

The whole of the global economy is based on supplying the cravings of two per cent of the world's population.



You bring life to my world you give me strength to go on And face life even when it seems all hopes gone Labeled my wife but you truly exceed the title You my future my happiness my heart my idol

You bring life to my world you give me strength to go on And face life even when it seems all hopes gone Labeled my wife but you truly exceed the title You my future my happiness my heart my idol



The knowledge of the past stays with us. To let go is to release the images and emotions, the grudges and fears, the clingings and disappointments of the past that bind our spirit.

The knowledge of the past stays with us. To let go is to release the images and emotions, the grudges and fears, the clingings and disappointments of the past that bind our spirit.



To try to conceal our own heart is a bad means to read that of others.

To try to conceal our own heart is a bad means to read that of others.



I always thought I had crooked eyebrows and crooked teeth. That's why I never understood why people called me a beauty.

I always thought I had crooked eyebrows and crooked teeth. That's why I never understood why people called me a beauty.



I love wearing trackies to lounge around the house in and the strange thing is, it doesn’t matter how many new ones I get I still tend to feel most comfortable in my old ones.

I love wearing trackies to lounge around the house in and the strange thing is, it doesn’t matter how many new ones I get I still tend to feel most comfortable in my old ones.



We still can't control the consequences our choices will bring. Not only do we want freedom of choice, but we also want a guarantee that whatever we choose will be exactly as we envisioned it.

We still can't control the consequences our choices will bring. Not only do we want freedom of choice, but we also want a guarantee that whatever we choose will be exactly as we envisioned it.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "Happy is she that from the world retires, and carries with her what the world admires.". Author of this quote is Edmund Waller. This quote is about admire, happy, retiring, world,.