Fine sense and exalted sense are not half so useful as common sense.
Nor Fame I slight, nor for her favors call; She comes unlooked for, if she comes at all .
Who breaks a butterfly on a wheel?
Do you find yourself making excuses when you do not perform? Shed the excuses and face reality. Excuses are the loser's way out. They will mar your credibility and stunt your personal growth.
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
But thousands die without or this or that, Die, and endow a college or a cat.