Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton, FRS (19 June 1809 – 11 August 1885) was an English poet, patron of literature and politician.
They who have steeped their soul in prayer can every anguish calmly bear.
Great thoughts, great feelings came to them, Like instincts, unawares.
The virtue lies in the struggle, not the prize.
My exit is the result of too many entrees.
It's not the lack of ability or opportunity that holds you back; it is only a lack of confidence in yourself.
Love will always be the most powerful force.
Can every anguish calmly bear.
He who for love hath undergone The worst that can befall, Is happier thousandfold than one Who never loved at all.
But on and up, where Nature's heart Beats strong amid the hills.
The beating of my own heart Was all the sound I heard.
A man's best things are nearest him, Lie close about his feet.
Grand Thoughts that never can be wearied out, Showing the unreality of Time.
I wandered by the brook-side, I wandered by the mill; I could not hear the brook flow, The noisy wheel was still.