A pine tree standeth lonely In the North on an upland bare; It standeth whitely shrouded With snow, and sleepeth there. It dreameth of a Palm tree Which far in the East alone, In the mournful silence standeth On its ridge of burning stone.
Music played at weddings always reminds me of the music played for soldiers before they go into battle.
I fell asleep reading a dull book and dreamed I kept on reading, so I awoke from sheer boredom.
Whether a revolution succeeds or fails people of great hearts will always be sacrificed to it.
Christ rode on an ass, but now asses ride on Christ.
It is a common phenomenon that just the prettiest girls find it so difficult to get a man.