The world rolls round forever like a mill; it grinds out death and life and good and ill; it has no purpose, heart or mind or will.

Quote by James Thomson

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Ingratitude is treason to mankind

Ingratitude is treason to mankind

That which makes people dissatisfied with their condition, is the chimerical idea they form of...

That which makes people dissatisfied with their condition, is the chimerical idea they form of...

More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye...

More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye...

'Tis easier for the generous to forgive, than for offence to ask it.

'Tis easier for the generous to forgive, than for offence to ask it.

I think a bishop who doesn't give offence to anyone is probably not a good...

I think a bishop who doesn't give offence to anyone is probably not a good...

I know no subject more elevating, more amazing, more ready to the poetical enthusiasm, the...

I know no subject more elevating, more amazing, more ready to the poetical enthusiasm, the...

'Tis easier for the generous to forgive, than for offence to ask it.

'Tis easier for the generous to forgive, than for offence to ask it.

For life is but a dream whose shapes return, some frequently, some seldom, some by...

For life is but a dream whose shapes return, some frequently, some seldom, some by...

Statues and pictures and verse may be grand, But they are not the Life for...

Statues and pictures and verse may be grand, But they are not the Life for...

Peace is the happy natural state of man; war is corruption and disgrace.

Peace is the happy natural state of man; war is corruption and disgrace.

Ingratitude is treason to mankind.

Ingratitude is treason to mankind.

But who can paint like Nature? Can imagination boast, amid its gay creation, hues like...

But who can paint like Nature? Can imagination boast, amid its gay creation, hues like...

Give a man a horse he can ride, give a man a boat he can...

Give a man a horse he can ride, give a man a boat he can...

Cruel as death, and hungry as the grave.

Cruel as death, and hungry as the grave.

Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never will be slaves.

Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never will be slaves.

Health is the vital principle of bliss, and exercise, of health.

Health is the vital principle of bliss, and exercise, of health.

To wish a healthy man to die is the wish from a mind of sickness....

To wish a healthy man to die is the wish from a mind of sickness....

Health is the thing that makes you feel that now is the best time of...

Health is the thing that makes you feel that now is the best time of...

The best preservative to keep the mind on health is the faithful admonition of a...

The best preservative to keep the mind on health is the faithful admonition of a...

If you don't do it excellently, don't do it at all. Because if it's not...

If you don't do it excellently, don't do it at all. Because if it's not...