Drive your cart and plow over the bones of the dead.
To the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.
As the caterpillar chooses the fairest leaves to lay her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys.
When nations grow old the Arts grow cold And commerce settles on every tree.
The cut worm forgives the plow.
I must create a system or be enslaved by another mans; I will not reason and compare: my business is to create.
Poetry fettered fetters the human race.
A truth that’s told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.
But if at church they would give some ale. And a pleasant fire our souls to regale. We’d sing and we’d pray all the live long day, Nor ever once from the church to stray.
Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache: do be my enemy for friendship’s sake.
A robin redbreast in a cage Puts all heaven in a rage.
I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow.
Better to shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.
Abstinence sows sand all over The ruddy limbs and flaming hair, But desire gratified Plants fruits of life and beauty there.
As a man is, so he sees.
Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without improvement are roads of genius.
Expect poison from the standing water.
The pride of the peacock is the glory of God. The lust of the goat is the bounty of God. The wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God. The nakedness of woman is the work of God.
For all eternity, I forgive you and you forgive me.