For in itself a thought, a slumbering thought, is capable of years, and curdles a long life into one hour.
Lord Byron
There is no such thing as a life of passion any more than a continuous earthquake, or an eternal fever. Besides, who would ever shave themselves in... →
Death, so called, is a thing which makes men weep, And yet a third of life is passed in sleep.
Like the measles, love is most dangerous when it comes late in life.
The poor dog, in life the firmest friend. The first to welcome, foremost to defend.
'Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it.
It is very certain that the desire of life prolongs it.
Every day confirms my opinion on the superiority of a vicious life - and if Virtue is not its own reward I don't know any other stipend annexed... →
What is the worst of woes that wait on age? What stamps the wrinkle deeper on the brow? To view each loved one blotted from life's page, And be... →
I was brought up on a farm, and I've learned that every opportunity that I've had in my life has come from hard work and persistence.
Susan Bysiewicz