Poems List

Abel Evans

Lie heavy on him earth,

Lie heavy on him earth, hor he laid many a heavy load on thee (suggested epitaph)

64

Abijah Savage

Far from being forced or

Far from being forced or compelled (to join), he declared he would kill himself if he was restrained, and even threatened his Mother, who was then on board as a passenger

17

Anuj Somany

A person who keeps always

A person who keeps always his profile down-to-earth doesn't have to worry with those who surround or who to go around for he is likely to get only those who are of his ilk and the real worth on the ground.

56

Arisa Hosaka

I'm terribly sorry, but nature

I'm terribly sorry, but nature is not always family friendly.

23

Arisa Hosaka

Deal with the consequences of

Deal with the consequences of your actions, 'cause life ain't no video game.

21

Arisa Hosaka

Exercise relieves stress. Nothing relieves

Exercise relieves stress. Nothing relieves exercise.

14

Arisa Hosaka

Feed a fever, starve a

Feed a fever, starve a cold. Lightly sup with rickets.

15

Yunmen Wenyan

Men of immeasurable greatness are

Men of immeasurable greatness are tossed about in the ebb and flow of words.

35

Yunmen Wenyan

Every day is a good

Every day is a good day.

35

Yunmen Wenyan

... Why should I speak

... Why should I speak of the dust on the track that is worn by the wheel?

28

Molière

Without knowledge, life is not

Without knowledge, life is not more than the shadow of death.

75

Molière

Of all follies there is

Of all follies there is none greater than wanting to make the world a better place.

96

Molière

The less we deserve good

The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.

68

Molière

Books and marriage go ill

Books and marriage go ill together.

77

Molière

Love is often the fruit

Love is often the fruit of marriage.

67

Molière

He must have killed a

He must have killed a lot of men to have made so much money.

82

Molière

Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity

Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.

85

Molière

The more we love our

The more we love our friends, the less we flatter them; it is by excusing nothing that pure love shows itself.

81

Molière

We often marry in despair,

We often marry in despair, so that we repent of it all our life after.

85

Molière

We always speak well when

We always speak well when we manage to be understood.

70

Hilaire Belloc

I'm tired of love; I'm

I'm tired of love; I'm still more tired of rhyme; but money gives me pleasure all the time.

233

Hilaire Belloc

I shoot the Hippopotamus with

I shoot the Hippopotamus with bullets made of platinum, because if I use the leaden one his hide is sure to flatten em.

221

Hilaire Belloc

When I am dead, I

When I am dead, I hope it may be said: His sins were scarlet, but his books were read.

232

Hilaire Belloc

Is there no Latin word

Is there no Latin word for Tea? Upon my soul, if I had known that I would have let the vulgar stuff alone.

301