I know what I want and what I might gain, and yet, how profitless to know. Author: Robert Browning Copy Quote More from Robert Browning “One taste of the old time sets all to rights.” “Best be yourself, imperial, plain, and true.” “What if all's appearance? Is not outside seeming real as substance inside? Both…” “God made all the creatures and them our love and out fear,To give sign, we and …”