Nothing wilts faster than laurels that have been rested upon.
PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEYGovernment is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise, government will of itself decay.
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Hell is a city much like London A populous and smoky city.
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The man of virtuous soul commands not, nor obeys.
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The jealous keys of truth’s eternal doors.
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The pleasure that is in sorrow is sweeter than the pleasure of pleasure itself.
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I arise from dreams of thee In the first sweet sleep of night, when the winds are breathing low, and the stars are shining bright.
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A single word even may be a spark of inextinguishable thought.
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To hearts which near each other move From evening close to morning light,The night is good; because, my love,They never say good-night.
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Music, when soft voices die Vibrates in the memory.
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We look before and after, And pine for what is not; Our sincerest laughter With some pain is fraught; Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.
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Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise, government will of itself decay.
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Fate, Time, Occasion, Chance, and Change? To these All things are subject but eternal love.
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I love tranquil solitude And such society As is quiet, wise, and good.
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When a man marries, dies, or turns Hindu, his best friends hear no more of him.
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Fame, power, and gold, are loved for their own sakes – are worshipped with a blind, habitual idolatry.
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Honour sits smiling at the sale of truth.
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