What did John Gay mean by: Give me, kind heaven, a private station, a mind serene for contemplation. - John Gay Poet · England Copy
+ Lest men suspect your tale untrue, Keep probability in view. Feraz Zeid, September 3, 2023December 24, 2023, John Gay, Math, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
+ Fair is the kingcup that in meadow blows, Fair is the daisy that beside her grows. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Gay, Blow, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
+ Beasts kill for hunger, men for pay. Feraz Zeid, October 28, 2023December 26, 2023, John Gay, Animal, Pet, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
+ To friendship every burden’s light. Feraz Zeid, October 21, 2023December 26, 2023, John Gay, Burden, Friendship, Light, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
+ Who friendship with a knave hath made, Is judged a partner in the trade. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Gay, Partnership, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
+ From kings to cobblers ’tis the same; Bad servants wound their masters’ fame. Explain Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024February 6, 2024, John Gay, Fame, Kings, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
+ The luxury of doing good surpasses every other personal enjoyment. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Gay, Doing Good, Luxury, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
+ Praising all alike, is praising none. Feraz Zeid, August 18, 2023December 12, 2023, John Gay, Praise, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
One mark of a second-rate mind is to be always telling stories. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Two quite opposite qualities equally bias our minds – habits and novelty. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Timorous minds are much more inclined to deliberate than to resolve. - Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Clergy · France
I didn’t mind my own company as a child; I was happy playing alone in the sandpit. - Michael Leunig Cartoonist · Australia
