Yet ah! why should they know their fate? Since sorrow never comes too late, And happiness too swiftly flies. Thought would destroy their paradise. No more; where ignorance is bliss, Tis folly to be wise. – Thomas Gray
Far from the madding crowd – Thomas Gray
The paths of glory lead but to the grave. – Thomas Gray
Youth smiles without any reason. It is one of its chiefest charms. – Thomas Gray
Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. – Thomas Gray