Procrastination is the thief of time.
Too low they build who build beneath the stars.
Less base the fear of death than fear of life.
Friendship's the wine of life: but friendship new... is neither strong nor pure.
There is something about poetry beyond prose logic, there is mystery in it, not to be explained but admired.
Affliction is a good man's shining time.
Whate'er th' Almighty's subsequent command His first command is this - "Man love thyself."
None think the great unhappy but the great.
The soft whispers of the God in man.
Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote, And think they grow immortal as they quote.
Read nature nature is a friend to truth.
The clouds may drop down titles and estates, and wealth may seek us, but wisdom must be sought.
A foe to God was never true friend to man
Tomorrow is the day when idlers work and fools reform and mortal men lay hold on heaven.
The maid that loves goes out to sea upon a shattered plank, and puts her trust in miracles for safety.
Men may live fools, but fools they cannot die.
The course of nature is the art of God.
The future... seems to me no unified dream but a mince pie, long in the baking, never quite done.
Our birth is nothing but our death begun, As tapers waste the moment they take fire.
By all means use some time to be alone.