Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise, government will of itself decay.

Quote by Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Change is certain. Peace is followed by disturbances; departure of evil men by their return....

Change is certain. Peace is followed by disturbances; departure of evil men by their return....

Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted.

Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted.

Obedience indeed is only the pitiful and cowardly egotism of him who thinks that he...

Obedience indeed is only the pitiful and cowardly egotism of him who thinks that he...

Death is the veil which those who live call life; They sleep, and it is...

Death is the veil which those who live call life; They sleep, and it is...

In the infancy of society every author is necessarily a poet

In the infancy of society every author is necessarily a poet

Twin-sister of Religion, Selfishness

Twin-sister of Religion, Selfishness

Life may change, but it may fly not; Hope may vanish, but can die not;...

Life may change, but it may fly not; Hope may vanish, but can die not;...

Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory; Odors, when sweet violets sicken, Live...

Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory; Odors, when sweet violets sicken, Live...

When my cats aren't happy, I'm not happy. Not because I care about their mood...

When my cats aren't happy, I'm not happy. Not because I care about their mood...

When my cats aren't happy, I'm not happy. Not because I care about their mood...

When my cats aren't happy, I'm not happy. Not because I care about their mood...

A dream has power to poison sleep.

A dream has power to poison sleep.

A husband and wife ought to continue united so long as they love each other....

A husband and wife ought to continue united so long as they love each other....

Love is free; to promise for ever to love the same woman is not less...

Love is free; to promise for ever to love the same woman is not less...

Heaven's ebon vault, studded with stars unutterably bright, through which the moon's unclouded grandeur rolls,...

Heaven's ebon vault, studded with stars unutterably bright, through which the moon's unclouded grandeur rolls,...

The more we study, the more we discover our ignorance

The more we study, the more we discover our ignorance

Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.

Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.

Music, when soft voices die Vibrates in the memory

Music, when soft voices die Vibrates in the memory

We look before and after, And pine for what is not; Our sincerest laughter With...

We look before and after, And pine for what is not; Our sincerest laughter With...

To understand God's thoughts we must study statistics, for these are the measure of His...

To understand God's thoughts we must study statistics, for these are the measure of His...

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts