"Hence, in these times, untouch'd the pages lie,……" — George Crabbe
"Hence, in these times, untouch'd the pages lie, And slumber out their immortality."
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George Crabbe
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47 Quotes by George Crabbe
George Crabbe has 47 quotes on this site.
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We cannot heal the throbbing heart till we discern the wounds within.
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This, books can do-nor this alone; they give New views to life, and teach us how to live; They soothe…
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With eye upraised his master's look to scan, The joy, the solace, and the aid of man: The rich man's…
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Habit with him was all the test of truth; It must be right: I've done it from my youth.
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Her air, her manners, all who saw admir'd; Courteous though coy, and gentle though retir'd; The joy of youth and…
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Anger makes us strong, Blind and impatient, And it leads us wrong; The strength is quickly lost; We feel the…
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Deceivers are the most dangerous members of society. They trifle with the best affections of our nature, and violate the…
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How often do we sigh for opportunities for doing good, whilst we neglect the openings of Providence in little things,…
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In idle wishes, fools supinely stay. Be there a will and wisdom finds a way.
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Books cannot always please, however good; Minds are not ever craving for their food.
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Oh, rather give me commentators plain, Who with no deep researches vex the brain; Who from the dark and doubtful…
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And took for truth the test of ridicule.
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More Immortality Quotes
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I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is…
— Isaac Asimov
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One should believe in marriage as in the immortality of the soul.
— Honore de Balzac
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The insatiable thirst for everything which lies beyond, and which life reveals, is the most living proof of our immortality.
— Charles Baudelaire
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The union of the Word and the Mind produces that mystery which is called Life... Learn deeply of the Mind…
— Joseph Addison
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Today we bury his remains in the earth as a seed of immortality. Our hearts are full of sadness, yet…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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Immortality: A toy which people cry for, And on their knees apply for, Dispute, contend and lie for, And if…
— Ambrose Bierce
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My undertaking is not difficult, essentially. I should only have to be immortal to carry it out.
— Jorge Luis Borges
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To be immortal is commonplace; except for man, all creatures are immortal, for they are ignorant of death; what is…
— Jorge Luis Borges
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Immortality is a by-product of good work.
— Mel Brooks
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The only thing wrong with immortality is that it tends to go on forever.
— Herb Caen
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I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.
— Woody Allen
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When I die, I shall be content to vanish into nothingness.... No show, however good, could conceivably be good forever…
— H. L. Mencken
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