Once in a century a man may be ruined or made insufferable by praise. But surely once in a minute something generous dies for want of it.

Quote by John Masefield

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Sex ran in him like the sea

Sex ran in him like the sea

It is too maddening. I've got to fly off, right now, to some devilish navy...

It is too maddening. I've got to fly off, right now, to some devilish navy...

In this life he laughs longest who laughs last.

In this life he laughs longest who laughs last.

Commonplace people dislike tragedy because they dare not suffer and cannot exult.

Commonplace people dislike tragedy because they dare not suffer and cannot exult.

Since the printing press came into being, poetry has ceased to be the delight of...

Since the printing press came into being, poetry has ceased to be the delight of...

I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky;...

I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky;...

There are few earthly things more beautiful than a university a place where those who...

There are few earthly things more beautiful than a university a place where those who...

There are few earthly things more beautiful than a university a place where those who...

There are few earthly things more beautiful than a university a place where those who...

Poetry is a mixture of common sense, which not all have, with an uncommon sense,...

Poetry is a mixture of common sense, which not all have, with an uncommon sense,...

The luck will alter and the star will rise.

The luck will alter and the star will rise.

It's a warm wind, the west wind, full of birds' cries.

It's a warm wind, the west wind, full of birds' cries.

Coming in solemn beauty like slow old tunes of Spain.

Coming in solemn beauty like slow old tunes of Spain.