Our repugnance to death increases in proportion to our consciousness of having lived in vain. – William Hazlitt, On the Love of Life, 1815 Category: Carpe Diem
Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent. – Samuel Johnson Category: Carpe Diem
though love be a day and life be nothing, it shall not stop kissing. – e.e. cummings Category: Carpe Diem
My country wrong or right, is like saying my mother, drunk or sober. – G. K. Chesterton Category: Patriotism
When the tide of misfortune moves over you, even jelly will break your teeth – Proverb Category: Fortune
A great many people seem to think writing poetry is worthwhile, even though it pays next to nothing and is not as widely read as it should be. – Mark Strand Category: Poetry
