Jim's Favorite Famous Quote, Quip, Axiom, and Maxim Repository
Alfred Tennyson
Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
| Born | August 5, 1809 Somersby, Lincolnshire, England |
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| Died | October 6, 1892 Blackdown, Surrey, England |
British poet. Best known for "Maud" (1855), "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1855), and "Idylls of the King" (1859).
The repository contains five quotes from Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
’Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
Theirs not to make reply, theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die.
"Charge of the Light Brigade" (1864)
A lie which is half truth is the blackest of lies.
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
Classics • Leadership • Politics and Government
Authority forgets a dying king.
