In order to possess what you do not possess, you must go by the way of dispossession.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

We can say of Shakespeare, that never has a man turned so little knowledge to such great account.

Turning Wearily, as one would turn to nod goodbye to Rochefoucauld, If the street were time and he as the end of the street.

not fare well, but fare forward

Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important.

The yellow fog that rubs its back upon the window-panes The yellow smoke that rubs its muzzle on the window-panes Licked its tongue into the corners of the evening Lingered upon the pools that stand in drains Let fall upon its back the soot that falls from chimneys Slipped by the terrace, made a sudden leap And seeing that it was a soft October night Curled once about the house, and fell asleep