All Thomas Gray Quotes
- Where once my careless childhood strayed, / A stranger yet to pain. Careless
- To each his suff'rings: all are men, / Condemn'd alike to groan, / The tender for another's pain; / Th' unfeeling for his own. Alike
- Where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise. Bliss
- Youth smiles without any reason. It is one of its chiefest charms. Any
- Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. Breathe
- Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear: Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And… Air
- But knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unroll; Chill Penury repressed their noble rage, And froze… Ample
- Rich with the spoils of time. Inspirational
- Scatter plenty o'er a smiling land. Charity
- Visions of glory, spare my aching sight. Aching
- Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune, he had not the method of making a fortune. Bribe
- He gave to misery (all he had) a tear. All
- There sit the sainted sage, the bard divine, The few, whom genius gave to shine Through every unborn age, and undiscovered clime. Age
- 'Tis folly to be wise. Folly