Most religion-mongers have bated their paradises with a bit of toasted cheese. They have tempted the body with large promises of possessions in their transmortal El Dorado. Sancho Panza will not quit his chimney-corner, but under promise of imaginary islands to govern.
James Russell LowellThank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it or not.
James Russell LowellLife is the jailer, death the angel sent to draw the unwilling bolts and set us free.
James Russell Lowell