Procrastination is the thief of time.
Less base the fear of death than fear of life.
Too low they build who build beneath the stars.
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.
Whate'er th' Almighty's subsequent command His first command is this - "Man love thyself."
Affliction is a good man's shining time.
The soft whispers of the God in man.
None think the great unhappy but the great.
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.
Tomorrow is the day when idlers work and fools reform and mortal men lay hold on heaven.
A foe to God was never true friend to man
The maid that loves goes out to sea upon a shattered plank, and puts her trust in miracles for safety.
The future... seems to me no unified dream but a mince pie, long in the baking, never quite done.
The course of nature is the art of God.
Men may live fools, but fools they cannot die.
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.