Sure there are poets which did never dream Upon Parnassus, nor did taste the stream Of Helicon; we therefore may suppose Those made not poets, but the poets those.

Poetry is of so subtle a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language into another it will evaporate.

It is no exaggeration to say that Israeli policy in the occupied territories is not simply a matter of foreign policy - it is a matter for British domestic security policy too.

The man who first abused his fellows with swear-words instead of bashing their brains out with a club should be counted among those who laid the foundations of civilization.

You prove but too clearly that seeking to know Is too frequently learning to doubt.

Actions of the last age are like almanacs of the last year.

When any great design thou dost intend, Think on the means, the manner, and the end.