The thoughts of others Were light and fleeting, Of lovers' meeting Or luck or fame. Mine were of trouble, And mine were steady; So I was ready When trouble came.

And malt does more than Milton can to justify God's ways to man.

Great literature should do some good to the reader: must quicken his perception though dull, and sharpen his discrimination though blunt, and mellow the rawness of his personal opinions.

That is the land of lost content, I see it shining plain, the happy highways where I went and cannot come again.

They put arsenic in his meat And stared aghast to watch him eat; They poured strychnine in his cup And shook to see him drink it up.

Now, of my threescore years and ten, Twenty will not come again.

Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough.

On Wenlock Edge the wood's in trouble;His forest fleece the Wrekin heaves;The wind it plies the saplings double, And thick on Severn snow the leaves.

The last hour from midnight had lost half its quarters, and the stars went lifting up the great minutes.

The house of delusions is cheap to build but drafty to live in.

Oh I have been to Ludlow fair, and left my necktie God knows where. And carried half way home, or near, pints and quarts of Ludlow beer.

My heart is crushed, my knees are weakened. My tears drench my pillow, my tears flood my bed every night. Do you know how much I miss you father of my children.

Cant you see, we are in a dialogue with the universe?

Realize that to have friends one must first be a friend. Make friendship a priority in your life.

They said you could not make it. Prove them wrong.

To know the whole world is nothing when it is compared to knowing your own inner mystery of life.

Do you really mean the only reason you try to be good is to gain God's approval and reward? That's not morality, that's just sucking up.

You know raising a family in the lifestyle of a professional athlete can be very difficult.

I'm going to retire undefeated. I'll take everybody out one-by-one then go on my merry way

The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart

A silk dress in four sections, and shoes with high heels that would have broken the heart of John Calvin.