"Commerce changes the fate and genius of nations." — Thomas Gray
"Commerce changes the fate and genius of nations."
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Thomas Gray
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74 Quotes by Thomas Gray
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Chill penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul.
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Alas, regardless of their doom, the little victims play! No sense have they of ills to come nor care beyond…
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The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
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Thought would destroy their paradise.
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Here rests his head upon the lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown: Fair Science frown'd…
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Sweet is the breath of vernal shower,/ The bee's collected treasure sweet,/ Sweet music's melting fall, but sweeter yet/ The…
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To each his suff'rings; all are men, Condemn'd alike to groan,- The tender for another's pain, Th' unfeeling for his…
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Now as the Paradisiacal pleasures of the Mahometans consist in playing upon the flute and lying with Houris, be mine…
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Visions of glory, spare my aching sight! Ye unborn ages, crowd not on my soul!
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Ruin seize thee, ruthless king! Confusion on thy banners wait! Though fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing, They mock the air…
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The applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a…
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Ah, happy hills! ah, pleasing shade! Ah, fields beloved in vain! Where once my careless childhood stray'd, A stranger yet…
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London changes because of money. It's real estate. If they can build some offices or expensive apartments they will, it's…
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Most of us are about as eager to be changed as we were to be born, and go through our…
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I'm a Buddhist, so one of my biggest beliefs is, 'Everything changes, don't take it personally.'
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Everything changes as you get older - your mind, your body, the way you view the world.
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I would like, before I die, to see the changes I've always fought for being made. If not, my life…
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