"To each his suff'rings; all are men, Condemn'd alike to groan,- The tender for another's pain, Th' unfeeling for his own. Yet ah! why should they know their fate, Since sorrow never comes too late, And happiness too swiftly flies? Thought would destroy their paradise. No more; where ignorance is bliss, 'T is folly to be wise."

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Source : 'Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College' (1747) l. 91

Thomas Gray

#Wise Quotes #Pain Quotes #Ignorance Quotes

“Parents are key when it comes to keeping kids off drugs. Good parenting is the best anti-drug we have.”
“Artists shouldn't be made famous. They have this huge aura of almost god-like quality about them, just because their craft makes a lot of money. And at the same time it is a forced importance...It is man-made so the press can feed off it.”
“He who knows about depth knows about God.”
“True friendship is when you walk into their house and your WiFi connects automatically.”
“I'm not one of those actors who needs the media spotlight all the time to feel gratified. I'm happy to do one project a year and take the rest of the year off as long as that project is special.”
“Strive with all your might to bring your interior activity into accord with God, and you will overcome exterior passions.”
“Ah, monsieur, to live in the bosom of the sea! Only there can independence be found! There I recognize no master! There I am free!”
“I sat on cushioned otter-skin: My word was law from Ith to Emain, And shook at Invar Amargin The hearts of the world-troubling seamen, And drove tumult and war away....”

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