"Scarcely a tear to shed; Hardly a word to say; The end of a Summer's day; Sweet Love is dead."

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Source : William Allingham, Helen Paterson Allingham (1912). “Poems”

William Allingham

#Summer Quotes #Sweet Quotes #Love Is Quotes

“To make punishments efficacious, two things are necessary. They must never be disproportioned to the offence, and they must be certain.”
“If we had to play Augusta National in one hour, the best athlete would win the Masters. But as it is, they give us time to hang ourselves. Every swing is a 'thought shot'. So instead of the best athlete, you end up with the best thinker as the winner.”
“People who read books in public places are regarded with suspicion because they appear self-sufficient. When you seem self-sufficient, other people think that you think you're better than them, and they get resentful.”
“It's great that I get accused of not being politically correct. People need to take themselves less seriously. This world is so screwed up as it is, we've all got to relax a bit more.”
“Sound money is the sine qua non of a prosperous society.”
“Love is 2 minutes and 52 seconds of squelching noises.”
“In reality, we've had more spending, more bureaucracy, more waste and higher costs but without necessary reform nor rising productivity.”
“In the Year 2000 men will finally discover that the reason women go to the bathroom in pairs... is to make out.”

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