Top Tier Quotes

“To do the will of Jesus, this is rest.” Edward Henry Bickersteth, Peace, Perfect Peace (1875) #TopTierQuotes #Peace #Rest #Faith #Jesus #ChristianQuotes #Hymns #Poetry #Hope #Trust #EveningReflection #Encouragement #Literature #Devotion

“Who sweeps a room as for Thy laws, Makes that and th’ action fine.” — George Herbert, The Elixir, lines 19–20 #Poetry #GeorgeHerbert #Faith #Service #ChristianPoetry

“the secret of Education lies in respecting the pupil.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson, Education (excerpt) Portrait: Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-116399 #Education #Respect #Emerson #Wisdom #TopTierQuotes

“But, grateful, take the good I find, The best of now and here.” — John Greenleaf Whittier, My Psalm (lines 11–12) #Gratitude #Poetry #Whittier #Encouragement #TopTierQuotes

“All service ranks the same with God:” — Robert Browning, Pippa Passes, Introduction Portrait: H. R. Barraud, c.1888; restoration: Adam Cuerden. #Poetry #Faith #Service #RobertBrowning #Literature

“Love shall be our token, Love be yours and love be mine,” — Christina Rossetti, Christmastide, lines 9–10 #Poetry #Love #ChristianPoetry #ChristinaRossetti #TopTierQuotes

“Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well;” Lord Chesterfield, Letters to His Son, “Inattention” #TopTierQuotes #Chesterfield #Diligence #Excellence #Focus #Wisdom #Literature #Quotes #Work #Purpose #Attention #Craft

“All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist;” Robert Browning, Abt Vogler (1864), line 73 Portrait: H. R. Barraud; restoration: Adam Cuerden (PD). #RobertBrowning #Poetry #Hope #Faith #Music #TopTierQuotes

“There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,” Lord Byron, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage (1818), IV.178 #TopTierQuotes #LordByron #Poetry #Nature #Literature #RomanticPoetry #NaturePoetry #Woods #Solitude #Wonder #Peace #ClassicPoetry #Joy #Outdoors

“Hitch your wagon to a star.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, Civilization, Society and Solitude (1870) Portrait: Library of Congress, c.1884 mezzotint #TopTierQuotes #Emerson #Purpose #Hope #Literature #Wisdom #Inspiration #Integrity

“Sev’n whole dayes, not one in seven, I will praise thee.” George Herbert, Praise (II), The Temple (1633), lines 17–18 #TopTierQuotes #GeorgeHerbert #Poetry #Faith #Gratitude #Praise #ChristianPoetry #Devotion #Literature #Sunday #Hope #Worship #Thankfulness

“Sweet are the uses of adversity,” William Shakespeare, As You Like It 2.1, Duke Senior #TopTierQuotes #Shakespeare #Literature #Poetry #Resilience #Courage #Wisdom #Hope #Reflection #ClassicLiterature #Growth #Perseverance #Mindset #Theatre #Drama #Fortitude #Endurance #Strength #Inspiration

“Forever – is composed of Nows –” Emily Dickinson, Fr 690 / J 624 Portrait: unknown, c.1848 (PD), Wikimedia Commons. #TopTierQuotes #EmilyDickinson #Poetry #Literature #Reflection #Mindfulness #Time #Eternity #Wisdom #ClassicPoetry #Presence #Books #Contemplation #AmericanPoetry

“Act,—act in the living Present! Heart within, and God o’erhead!” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · A Psalm of Life #TopTierQuotes #Longfellow #Poetry #Faith #Courage #Hope #Literature #ClassicPoetry #Purpose #Encouragement #Inspiration #Wisdom #Books #Reflection #ChristianEncouragement #Determination

“More things are wrought by prayer Than this world dreams of.” Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Morte d’Arthur Portrait: Julia Margaret Cameron, 1869 (public domain). #TopTierQuotes #Tennyson #Poetry #Prayer #Faith #Hope #Literature #Encouragement #ClassicPoetry #Reflection #Spirituality #Gratitude

“Love comforteth like sunshine after rain,” William Shakespeare · Venus and Adonis, 799 · Adonis #Shakespeare #Poetry #Love #Comfort #Literature #ClassicPoetry #EnglishPoetry #Books #Reading #Verse #Sunshine #Renewal #Kindness #Hope #TopTierQuotes #Compassion #Affection #Humanity #ElizabethanPoetry

“Not knowing when the Dawn will come, I open every Door,” Emily Dickinson · Fr1647B / J1619 #TopTierQuotes #EmilyDickinson #Poetry #Literature #Hope #Possibility #Wonder #Reflection #Dawn #ClassicPoetry #AmericanPoetry #Inspiration #Mindset #NewBeginnings #Openness #Hopeful #LiteraryQuotes #Renewal

“To see a world in a grain of sand” William Blake, Auguries of Innocence, line 1 #TopTierQuotes #WilliamBlake #Poetry #Wonder #Nature #Beauty #Literature #Reflection #Imagination #ClassicPoetry #Wisdom #RomanticPoetry #Art #EveningReflection #Mindfulness #Innocence #Awe

“Ring in the valiant man and free, The larger heart, the kindlier hand;” Alfred, Lord Tennyson, In Memoriam A.H.H., CVI Photo: Julia Margaret Cameron, 1869 (PD). #TopTierQuotes #Tennyson #Poetry #Kindness #Courage #Hope #Literature #Compassion #Faith #Heart #Wisdom #ClassicPoetry #Generosity

“Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.” Psalm 97:11, King James Version #TopTierQuotes #Psalm97 #Psalms #Scripture #Faith #Hope #Light #Joy #Gladness #Bible #KJV #ChristianEncouragement #Wisdom #Heart #Sunday #Reflection #Morning #Gratitude #Thanksgiving #Trust

“Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.” William Wordsworth, The Tables Turned, 31–32 Portrait: R. Carruthers, 1817 (PD). #TopTierQuotes #Wordsworth #Poetry #Nature #Reflection #Wonder #Literature #Beauty #Heart #Wisdom #RomanticPoetry #EveningReflection #Mindfulness #Art

“He prayeth best, who loveth best All things both great and small;” Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, VII; Mariner #TopTierQuotes #Coleridge #Poetry #Faith #Love #Kindness #Compassion #Nature #Literature #Prayer #Creation #ClassicPoetry #Animals #Care #RomanticPoetry

“Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be,” Robert Browning, Rabbi Ben Ezra (1864), lines 1–2 #TopTierQuotes #RobertBrowning #Poetry #Hope #Faith #Aging #Wisdom #Literature #ClassicPoetry #Optimism #Life #Inspiration #Purpose #Reflection #Encouragement #Poems #Reading #Books #LifelongLearning

“Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate;” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, A Psalm of Life (1838) #TopTierQuotes #Longfellow #Poetry #Courage #Hope #Purpose #Perseverance #Literature #ClassicPoetry #Resilience #Inspiration #Determination #Mindset #PoetryLovers #Motivation #Action

“To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.” Ulysses, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, “Ulysses,” line 70 Photo: Julia Margaret Cameron, 1869, public domain #Poetry #Tennyson #Ulysses #Literature #Perseverance #Courage #Resilience #Determination #ClassicPoetry #Quotes #TopTierQuotes #Hope #Inspiration

“A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:” John Keats, Endymion, Book I (1818) #TopTierQuotes #JohnKeats #Poetry #Beauty #Joy #Literature #Endymion #RomanticPoetry #ClassicPoetry #EnglishPoetry #Poems #Art #Nature #Inspiration #Reflection #Reading #Books #PoetryLovers #ArtAppreciation #Romanticism

“If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain;” Emily Dickinson, Poems (1890), Life VI #TopTierQuotes #EmilyDickinson #Poetry #Kindness #Compassion #Empathy #Literature #Purpose #Service #Love #Hope #Humanity #Meaning #ClassicPoetry #EveningReflection

“And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the Daffodils.” William Wordsworth, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud Portrait: R. Carruthers (1817), public domain. #TopTierQuotes #Wordsworth #Poetry #Nature #Joy #Daffodils #Literature #Beauty #Memory #Wonder #Verse #RomanticPoetry

“All things are ready if our minds be so.” William Shakespeare, Henry V, 4.3 (King Henry) #TopTierQuotes #Shakespeare #HenryV #Literature #Theatre #Mindset #Courage #Readiness #Resolve #Inspiration #MorningQuotes #Drama #ClassicLiterature #WilliamShakespeare #Preparation #Focus

“They also serve who only stand and wait.” John Milton, Sonnet 19 Portrait: W. Faithorne, NGA (PD). #TopTierQuotes #Milton #Poetry #Faith #Patience #Service #Hope #Trust #Peace #Rest #Verse #Soul #God #Grace #Calm #Literature #ChristianQuotes #EveningReflection #Waiting #Duty #Stillness #Prayer

“And all the windows of my heart I open to the day.” John Greenleaf Whittier, “My Psalm” (1859) #TopTierQuotes #Whittier #Poetry #Hope #Faith #Joy #Gratitude #Life #Light #Day #Heart #Verse #Literature #Mindset #Optimism #Inspiration #DailyQuotes #Uplifting #NewDay #Calm #Renewal #Trust #Soul #God

“But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in eternity’s sun rise” William Blake, “Eternity” Portrait: Schiavonetti after Phillips, NGA (PD). #TopTierQuotes #WilliamBlake #Eternity #Poetry #Joy #Life #Beauty #Gratitude #Sunrise #Morning #Verse #Inspiration #Hope #Literature #Mindset #DailyQuotes

“Let all your things be done with charity.” Paul · 1 Corinthians 16:14 (KJV) #TopTierQuotes #Scripture #Faith #Love #Charity #ChristianQuotes #BibleVerse #Kindness #Encouragement #DailyQuotes #EveningReflection

“I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, ch. 44 Portrait: G. K. Warren/LOC; restoration: Adam Cuerden (PD). #TopTierQuotes #LouisaMayAlcott #LittleWomen #Courage #Learning #Growth #Hope #Books #Reading #Resilience #Inspiration #DailyQuotes

“To me every hour of the light and dark is a miracle,” Walt Whitman, “Miracles,” Leaves of Grass #TopTierQuotes #WaltWhitman #Miracles #Poetry #Verse #Literature #Wonder #Awe #Light #Joy #Life #Nature #Beauty #Gratitude #Hope #Mindset #Inspiration #DailyQuotes #Morning #Tuesday #Uplifting #Optimism

“Look not thou down but up!” Robert Browning, Rabbi Ben Ezra (1864) Portrait: H. R. Barraud; restoration: Adam Cuerden (PD). #TopTierQuotes #RobertBrowning #Poetry #Hope #Faith #Encouragement #Inspiration #Optimism #DailyQuotes #KeepGoing #Perspective #Resilience #Uplifting #EveningReflection

“My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky:” William Wordsworth, My Heart Leaps Up (1807), lines 1–2 #TopTierQuotes #Wordsworth #Poetry #Nature #Joy #Wonder #Rainbow #Beauty #Awe #Verse #Literature #EnglishPoetry #RomanticPoetry #Inspiration #DailyQuotes #Monday #Mindset #Uplifting #Sky

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Helen Keller Start the week by helping someone take their next step. #TopTierQuotes #HelenKeller #Teamwork #Community #Kindness #Encouragement #MondayMotivation #Inspiration #Unity #Support #Together #DailyQuotes #Hope #Service #Care #Love

“Only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.” Martin Luther King Jr. Look for one small sign of hope tonight. #TopTierQuotes #MLK #Hope #Faith #Courage #Resilience #KeepGoing #EveningReflection #Encouragement #Inspiration #DailyQuotes #Perseverance #SundayThoughts #FaithOverFear #Strength

“Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – Emily Dickinson A quiet reminder to keep hope close today. #TopTierQuotes #EmilyDickinson #Poetry #Hope #Encouragement #Inspiration #DailyQuotes #ClassicLiterature #WordsToLiveBy #SundayThoughts #Resilience #KeepGoing #Uplifting #Books

“Well done is better than well said.” Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanack (1737) Start this morning with one kind action. #TopTierQuotes #BenjaminFranklin #MorningMotivation #Kindness #TakeAction #DailyQuotes #Inspiration #Mindset #Encouragement #SundayMotivation #WordsToLiveBy #GoodDeeds

“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, Circles (1841) Bring wholehearted care to the good you can do. Portrait: Library of Congress, c.1884. #TopTierQuotes #Emerson #Enthusiasm #Encouragement #Motivation #Purpose #DailyQuotes #Inspiration #Wisdom #GrowthMindset

“When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.” Psalm 56:3 • World English Bible A midday reminder to bring fear to God. #Faith #Prayer #Psalms #Bible #Scripture #TrustGod #ChristianEncouragement #Hope #BibleVerse #Psalm56 #TopTierQuotes #Trust #Courage #Encouragement #ChristianQuotes #BibleStudy

“Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Take one worthwhile step today. Give your best to the work before you, and give growth time. #TopTierQuotes #MorningMotivation

“If there is no struggle there is no progress.” Frederick Douglass, 1857 Spoken in the struggle for freedom and equal rights. What will you stand up for, even when it’s difficult? #FrederickDouglass #TopTierQuotes

“I have seen servants on horses, While princes walk on the ground like servants.” Author: Solomon Book: The Bible - New King James Version, Ecclesiastes 10:7 #TopTierQuote #Quoteoftheday

“I’d rather welcome change than cling to the past.” Author: Robert T. Kiyosaki Book: Rich Dad Poor Dad #TopeTierQuotes #Quoteoftheday

“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” Author: Viktor Frankl Book: Man's Search for Meaning #TopTierQuotes #Quoteoftheday

“Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed.“ Attributed to: Cavett Robert #TopTierQuotes #QuoteOfTheDay

"Monopoly is a terrible thing, till you have it." Attributed to: Rupert Murdoch * * * #TopTierQuotes #QuoteOfTheDay