Matthew Prior quotes and words of wisdom

"Madness, we fancy, gave an ill-timed birth To a grinning laughter and to frantic mirth."
Found in the topic Unsorted.

"They never taste who always drink; They always talk, who never think."
Found in the topic Excess.

"Who breathes must suffer; and who thinks must mourn; And he alone is blessed who ne"er was born."
Found in the topic Pain.

"Cur?d yesterday of my disease, Died last night of my physician."
Found in the topic Disease.

Interesting Quotes

The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half by our children.Clarence Darrow - US defense lawyer (1857 - 1938)

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.George S. Patton - US general (1885 - 1945)