He is happy whom circumstances suit his temper; but he Is more excellent who suits his temper to any circumstance.
In a manner of speaking, the poem is its own knower, neither poet nor reader knowing anything that the poem says apart from the words of the poem.
My favorite things in life don't cost any money. It's really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.
Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in our graves - or whether it should be ours here and now and on this earth.
To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude. He who knows these three things