There is no more beautiful life than that of a student.
F Albrecht
Reader, look,
Not at his picture, but his book.
Ben Jonson
And he that strives to touch the stars, Oft stumbles at a straw.
Edmund Spenser
No poet is ever completely lost. He has the secret of his childhood safe with him, like some secret cave in which he can kneel. And, when we read his poetry, we can join him there.
Peter Ackroyd
The value and rank of every art is in proportion to the mental labor employed in it, or the mental pleasure in producing it.
Sir Joshua Reynolds
I wish nothing but good; therefore, everyone who does not agree with me is a traitor and a scoundrel.
George III
I never read the life of any important person without discovering that he knew more and could do more than I could ever hope to know or do in half a dozen lifetimes.
Joseph Priestley
The beginning is always today.
Mary Wollstonecraft
Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it.
Thomas Paine
The child is father of the man.
William Wordsworth
The true source of cheerfulness is benevolence.
P Godwin
By sealing our work with our blood, we may see at least the bright dawn of universal happiness.
Maximilien Robespierre
Energy is eternal delight.
William Blake
But he that is the greatest among you shall be your servant. And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abused and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
12 Bible Matthew 2311
Wise men make proverbs, but fools repeat them.
Samuel Palmer
There is no wealth but life.
John Ruskin
I don't know whether I like it, but it's what I meant.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
For he who sees a need but waits to be asked is already set on cruel refusal.
The Divine Comedy Dante
There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.
Homer
The foolish man lies awake all night Thinking of his many problems; When the morning comes he is worn out And his trouble is just as it was.
Norse Proverb
The pursuit of beauty is much more dangerous nonsense than the pursuit of truth or goodness, because it affords a stronger temptation to the ego.
Northrop Frye
Ask, and it shall be given you; Seek, and ye shall find; Knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
New Testament Bible
The difference between a rich man and a poor man is this -- the former eats when he pleases, and the latter when he can get it.
Sir Walter Scott
When possible make the decisions now, even if action is in the future. A reviewed decision usually is better than one reached at the last moment.