The man who suspects his own tediousness is yet to be born.

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Gracious to all, to none subservient, Without offense he spoke the word he meant

Gracious to all, to none subservient, Without offense he spoke the word he meant

No bird has ever uttered note That was not in some first bird's throat; Since...

No bird has ever uttered note That was not in some first bird's throat; Since...

They fail, and they alone, who have not striven.

They fail, and they alone, who have not striven.

There must be such a thing as a child with average ability, but you can't...

There must be such a thing as a child with average ability, but you can't...

The ocean moans over dead men's bones.

The ocean moans over dead men's bones.

True art selects and paraphrases, but seldom gives a verbatim translation.

True art selects and paraphrases, but seldom gives a verbatim translation.

A man is known by the company his mind keeps.

A man is known by the company his mind keeps.

I like to have a thing suggested rather than told in full. When every detail...

I like to have a thing suggested rather than told in full. When every detail...

Civilization is the lamb's skin in which barbarism masquerades.

Civilization is the lamb's skin in which barbarism masquerades.

True art selects and paraphrases, but seldom gives a verbatim translation

True art selects and paraphrases, but seldom gives a verbatim translation

What is lovely never dies, put passes into other loveliness.

What is lovely never dies, put passes into other loveliness.

To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent - that is to...

To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent - that is to...

The most minor gifts and not a very high class way to earn a living....

The most minor gifts and not a very high class way to earn a living....

Youth is a silly, vapid state, Old age with fears and ills is rife; This...

Youth is a silly, vapid state, Old age with fears and ills is rife; This...

It is the privilege of posterity to set matters right between those antagonists who, by...

It is the privilege of posterity to set matters right between those antagonists who, by...

You are not permitted to kill a woman who has injured you, but nothing forbids...

You are not permitted to kill a woman who has injured you, but nothing forbids...

When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick.

When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick.

Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife, Throughout the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour...

Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife, Throughout the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour...

And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age:...

And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age:...

There are three periods in life: youth, middle age and how well you look.

There are three periods in life: youth, middle age and how well you look.