Lord of
Lord of
nature men earth-day
I love not man the less, but Nature more.
truth soul secret
No words suffice the secret soul to show, For truth denies all eloquence to woe.
fall coffee men
Let no man grumble when his friends fall off, As they will do like leaves at the first breeze; When your affairs come round, one way or t'other, Go to the coffee house, and take another.
thinking littles impossible
To be perfectly original one should think much and read little, and this is impossible, for one must have read before one has learnt to think.
love goodbye farewell
Fare thee well, and if for ever Still for ever fare thee well.
sea tears honest
The drying up a single tear has more, of honest fame, than shedding seas of gore.
nature men thinking
I think the worst woman that ever existed would have made a man of very passable reputation -- they are all better than us and their faults such as they are must originate with ourselves.
overcoming hateful instinct
I live, but live to die: and, living, see nothing to make death hateful, save an innate clinging, a loathsome and yet all invincible instinct of life, which I abhor, as I despise myself, yet cannot overcome — and so I live. Would I had never lived!
wise laughter men
Nothing can confound a wise man more than laughter from a dunce.
literature youth fame
Fame is the thirst of youth.
kissing wind blue
As winds come whispering lightly from the West, Kissing, not ruffling, the blue deep's serene.
song sarcasm fool
Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.
love friendship real-friends
Friendship is Love without his wings!
mistake mind scratches
A timid mind is apt to mistake every scratch for a mortal wound.