A life all turbulence and noise may seem,To him that leads it, wise and to be praised;But wisdom is a pearl with most successSought in still water, and beneath clear skies.
Faults in the life breed errors in the brain,And these, reciprocally, those again.
The life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
Men deal with life as children with their play,Who first misuse, then cast their toys away.
Oh that those lips had language! Life has passed With me but roughly since I heard thee last
Our love is principle, and has its root In reason, is judicious, manly, free.
Still ending, and beginning still.
What is it but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns?
Men deal with life as children with their play, Who first misuse, then cast their toys away.
Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.