Can honor's voice provoke the silent dust, or flattery soothe the dull, cold ear of death?

The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me.

I shall be but a shrimp of an author.

Youth smiles without any reason. It is one of its chiefest charms.

Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn.

If the best man's faults were written on his forehead, he would draw his hat over his eyes.

Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes, Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart.

Visions of glory, spare my aching sight! Ye unborn ages, crowd not on my soul!

Men will believe anything at all provided they are under no obligation to believe it.

To each his suff'rings: all are men, / Condemn'd alike to groan, / The tender for another's pain; / Th' unfeeling for his own.

Where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

4:15. Not 4 not 4:30 but 4:15. She thought to intimidate me with the use of quarter hours.

Science will stagnate if it is made to serve practical goals.

There were dreams once upon a time, dreams now all but forgotten. On sad days I dust them off and fondle them nostalgically, with a patronizing wonder at the naivete of the youth who dreamed them.

The sun will rise tomorrow, even if you get knocked out in 30 seconds.

Giving up and doing something else (nursing, for me) was exactly what eventually led me to making music that other people wanted to hear.

Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being.

We had a great group of guys when I was there, five of us, I think. It's a great competition. Every practice was hard. I think that's helped us a lot, everybody that was there.

The man who tells lies hides the truth, but the man who tells half-lies has forgotten where he put it.

I bear a burden that might well try Men that do all by rule, And what can I That am a wandering-witted fool But pray to God that He ease My great responsibilities?