"An aged man is but a paltry thing, a tattered coat upon a stick, unless soul clap its hands and sing, and louder sing for every tatter in its mortal dress."

Soul, Dress, Man

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"An aged man is but a paltry thing, a tattered coat upon a stick, unless soul clap its hands and sing, and louder sing for every tatter in its mortal dress."

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"The Soul is the voice of the body's interests."

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"But was there ever dog that praised his fleas?"

Criticism

"You know what the Englishman's idea of compromise is? He says, Some people say there is a God. Some people say there is no God. The truth probably lies somewhere between these two statements."

God

"If suffering brings wisdom, I would wish to be less wise."

Wisdom

"I wonder anybody does anything at Oxford but dream and remember, the place is so beautiful. One almost expects the people to sing instead of speaking. It is all like an opera."

People

"A line will take us hours maybe; Yet if it does not seem a moment's thought, our stitching and unstinting has been naught."

Thought

"Think where mans glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends."

Friendship

"I know that I shall meet my fate somewhere among the clouds above; those that I fight I do not hate, those that I guard I do not love."

Love

"The worst thing about some men is that when they are not drunk they are sober."

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"How can we know the dancer from the dance?"

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"Irish poets, learn your trade, sing whatever is well made, scorn the sort now growing up all out of shape from toe to top."

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