“Gold gives to the ugliest thing a certain charming air, For that without it were else a miserable affair.” GivingCertainAirGoldAffairMiserableCharming Author:Moliere
“The condition of mankind is, and always has been, so miserable and depraved that, if anyone were to say to the poet: "For God's sake stop singing and do something useful like putting on the kettle or fetching bandages," what just reason could he give for refusing?” IfsGivingHas BeensReasonConditionsMankindPoetSingingSakeMiserableDepravedKettlesBandages Author:W. H. Auden