What did John Gay mean by: Whence is thy learning? Hath thy toil O’er books consumed the midnight oil? - John Gay Poet · England Copy
+ No author ever spar’d a brother. Feraz Zeid, September 2, 2023December 24, 2023, John Gay, Brother, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
+ To shoot at crows is powder flung away. Feraz Zeid, October 14, 2023December 26, 2023, John Gay, Crow, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
+ You can only be called a hypocrite if you judge others first. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Gay, Hypocrite, Judgement, Judging, 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
+ Learning by study must be won; ‘Twas ne’er entail’d from son to son. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Gay, Learn, Son, Study, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
+ In beauty faults conspicuous grow; The smallest speck is seen on snow. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Gay, Faults, Snow, 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 common fate we both must prove; You die with envy, I with love. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Gay, Common, Envy, Fate, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
That is the greatest gift my books have given me; what it means and has done for the kids. - Jean Craighead George
Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Books can ignite fires in your mind, because they carry ideas for kindling, and art for matches. - Gary D. Schmidt Author
There is as much trickery required to grow rich by a stupid book as there is folly in buying it. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Anyone who reads a book with a sense of obligation does not understand the art of reading. - Lin Yutang Writer · China
