Nothing wilts faster than laurels that have been rested upon.
PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEYI arise from dreams of thee In the first sweet sleep of night, when the winds are breathing low, and the stars are shining bright.
More Percy Bysshe Shelley Quotes
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Fate, Time, Occasion, Chance, and Change? To these All things are subject but eternal love.
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It is not a merit to tolerate, but rather a crime to be intolerant.
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O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?
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First our pleasures die – and then our hopes, and then our fears – and when these are dead, the debt is due dust claims dust – and we die too.
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I love tranquil solitude And such society As is quiet, wise, and good.
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The pleasure that is in sorrow is sweeter than the pleasure of pleasure itself.
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I wish no living thing to suffer pain.
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The jealous keys of truth’s eternal doors.
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Words are but holy as the deeds they cover.
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A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place of another and of many others; the pains and pleasures of his species must become his own.
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The howl of self-interest is loud but the heart is black which throbs solely to its note.
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Sometimes The Devil is a gentleman.
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All of us who are worth anything, spend our manhood in unlearning the follies, or expiating the mistakes of our youth.
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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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When the lamp is shattered The light in the dust lies dead – When the cloud is scattered The rainbow’s glory is shed.
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