Quote#Speech
Throw not my words away, as many do
Quote byJohn Clare · 1793–1864
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Poems Chiefly from Manuscript, "The Cross Roads; or, The Haymaker's Story".
English (original)
Throw not my words away, as many do; They're gold in value, though they're cheap to you.
— John Clare
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Superstition lives longer than books, it is engraved on the human mind 'til it becomes a part of its existence.
And what is Life? — An hour-glass on the run,
Arts may ply fantastic anatomy but nature is always herself in her wildest moods of extravagence.
Fashion is her favourite disciple.
Popularity is a hasty and busy talker, she catches hold of topics and offers them to fame without giving herself time to reflect whether they are true or false.
And don't despise your betters cause they're old.