Charles Robert Maturin Quotes
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Beauty hath no lustre save when it gleameth through the crystal web that purity's fine fingers weave for it.
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A time will come, and soon, when, from mere habit, you will echo the scream of every delirious wretch that harbors near you; then you will pause, clasp your hands on your throbbing head, and listen with horrible anxiety whether the scream proceeded from you or them.
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The soul shares not the body's test.
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Tis well to be merry and wise, 'Tis well to be honest and true; It is best to be off with the old love, Before you are on with the new.
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It is actually possible to become amateurs in suffering.
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A malady Preys on my heart that med'cine cannot reach.
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There is no error more absurd, and yet more rooted in the heart of man, than the belief that his sufferings will promote his spiritual safety.
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O wretched is the dame, to whom the sound, "Your lord will soon return," no phrase brings.