“Stern fate and time Will have their victims; and the best die first, Leaving the bad still strong, though past their prime, To curse the hopeless world they ever curs'd Vaunting vile deeds, and vainest of the worst.” WorldFirstsStillsPastDiesStrongFateWorstVictimLeavingDeedsCurseHopelessPrime Book:Selected Poetry of Ebenezer Elliott Source: Selected Poetry of Ebenezer Elliott
“In the ardor of his enthusiasm, a youth set forth in quest of a man of whom he might take counsel as to his future, but after long search and many disappointments, he came near relinquishing the pursuit as hopeless, when suddenly it occurred to him that one must first be a man to find a man, and profiting by this suggestion, he set himself to the work of becoming himself the man he had been seeking so long and fruitlessly.” MenFirstsLongMightYouthHe ManBecomingDisappointmentSeekingPursuitEnthusiasmHopelessQuestsSuggestionsBe A ManArdorRelinquishing Book:Table-talk Source: Table-talk