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Ignorance is bliss1 quote
Thought would destroy their paradise.
No more; where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise. — Thomas Gray · 1747Inevitability of death1 quote
The paths of glory lead but to the grave. — Thomas Gray · 1751Jewelry1 quote
What female heart can gold despise?
What cat's averse to fish? — Thomas Gray · 1748Nature of women1 quote
What female heart can gold despise?
What cat's averse to fish? — Thomas Gray · 1748Simple living1 quote
Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife,
Their sober wishes never learned to stray;
Along the cool sequestered vale of life
They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. — Thomas Gray · 1751Small town life1 quote
Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife,
Their sober wishes never learned to stray;
Along the cool sequestered vale of life
They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. — Thomas Gray · 1751