I have a hundred times wished that one could resign life as an officer resigns a commission. Robert Burns
Scottish national poet (1759 - 1796) Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. Thomas Paine, Common Sense
US patriot & political philosopher (1737 - 1809) How tranquil is a coral tomb, and may the heavens grant that my companions and I be buried in no other! Jules Verne, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Chapter 19 Scent is the soul of flowers, and sea flowers, as splendid as they may be, have no soul! Jules Verne, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Chapter 34 He who cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself. George Herbert
English clergyman & metaphysical poet (1593 - 1633) O would some power the giftie gie us to see ourselves as others see us. <br>(O would some power the gift to give us to see ourselves as others see us.) Robert Burns, Poem "To a Louse" - verse 8
Scottish national poet (1759 - 1796) I have the consolation of having added nothing to my private fortune during my public service, and of retiring with hands clean as they are empty. Thomas Jefferson, letter to Count Diodati, 1807
3rd president of US (1743 - 1826) Come what come may,<br> Time and the hour runs through the roughest day. William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 1 Scene 3
Greatest English dramatist & poet (1564 - 1616) Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground. William Shakespeare, The Tempest,, Act 1 Scene 2
Greatest English dramatist & poet (1564 - 1616) What seest thou else<br> In the dark backward and abysm of time? William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act 1 Scene 2
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