Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious men still climb and climb, with great labor, and incessant anxiety, but never reach the top.

Quote by Robert Browning

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There are those who believe something, and therefore will tolerate nothing; and on the other...

There are those who believe something, and therefore will tolerate nothing; and on the other...

So, fall asleep love, loved by me... for I know love, I am loved by...

So, fall asleep love, loved by me... for I know love, I am loved by...

Progress is The law of life, man is not man as yet

Progress is The law of life, man is not man as yet

What Youth deemed crystal, Age finds out was dew.

What Youth deemed crystal, Age finds out was dew.

I have written three books on the soul, Proving absurd all written hitherto, And putting...

I have written three books on the soul, Proving absurd all written hitherto, And putting...

Never the time and the place and the loved one all together!

Never the time and the place and the loved one all together!

All we have gained then by our unbelief Is a life of doubt diversified by...

All we have gained then by our unbelief Is a life of doubt diversified by...

Take away love, and our earth is a tomb.

Take away love, and our earth is a tomb.

What Youth deemed crystal, Age finds out was dew

What Youth deemed crystal, Age finds out was dew

There is no truer truth obtainable by man than comes of music.

There is no truer truth obtainable by man than comes of music.

White shall not neutralize the black, nor good Compensate bad in man, absolve him so:...

White shall not neutralize the black, nor good Compensate bad in man, absolve him so:...

Ignorance is not innocence but sin

Ignorance is not innocence but sin

Tis not what man Does which exalts him, but what man Would do!

Tis not what man Does which exalts him, but what man Would do!

In heaven I yearn for knowledge, account all else inanity; On earth I confess an...

In heaven I yearn for knowledge, account all else inanity; On earth I confess an...

That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over, lest you should think he...

That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over, lest you should think he...

I would have rummaged, ransacked at the word; Those old odd corners of an empty...

I would have rummaged, ransacked at the word; Those old odd corners of an empty...

Therefore I summon age To grant youth's heritage.

Therefore I summon age To grant youth's heritage.

For life, with all its yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear, -...

For life, with all its yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear, -...

Never miss a chance to shut up

Never miss a chance to shut up

If adults want to take such chances (with marijuana) that is their business

If adults want to take such chances (with marijuana) that is their business