Maxioms by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Safe upon the solid rock the ugly houses stand: Come and see my shining palace built upon the sand!
Safe upon the solid rock the ugly houses stand: Come and see my shining palace built upon the sand!
My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends read more
My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends -- it gives a lovely light!
It's not true that life is one damn thing after another; it is one damn thing over and over.
It's not true that life is one damn thing after another; it is one damn thing over and over.
Pity me that the heart is slow to learn What the swift mind beholds at every turn.
Pity me that the heart is slow to learn What the swift mind beholds at every turn.
After all my erstwhile dear, my no longer cherished; Need we say it was not love, just because it perished?
After all my erstwhile dear, my no longer cherished; Need we say it was not love, just because it perished?