“Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone. Kindness in another's trouble, Courage in your own.”
Quotes by Adam Lindsay Gordon
“Question not, but live and labour Till yon goal be won, Helping every feeble neighbour, Seeking help from none; Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone, Kindness in another's trouble, Courage in your own.”
“So the coward will dare on the gallant horse What he never would dare alone, Because he exults in a borrowed force, And a hardihood not his own.”
Adam Lindsay GordonAdam Lindsay Gordon was a British-Australian poet, horseman, and politician, recognized as a pioneering figure in Australian literature. Born in England, he emigrated to Australia in 1853, where he be...