What did Thomas Hood mean by: My books kept me from the ring, the dog-pit, the tavern, and the saloon. - Thomas Hood Poet · England Copy
+ Extremes meet’, as the whiting said with its tail in its mouth. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Hood, Mouths, Tails, 0 - Thomas Hood Poet · England
+ Half of the failures in life come from pulling one’s horse when he is leaping. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Hood, Fear, Horse, 0 - Thomas Hood Poet · England
+ I saw old autumn in the misty morn Stand shadowless like silence, listening To silence. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Hood, Autumn, Fog, 0 - Thomas Hood Poet · England
+ So mayst thou live, dear! many years, In all the bliss that life endears Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Hood, Birthday, Bliss, 0 - Thomas Hood Poet · England
+ There’s a double beauty whenever a swan Swims on a lake with her double thereon. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Hood, Lakes, Swans, Swim, 0 - Thomas Hood Poet · England
+ Some sigh for this and that; My wishes don’t go far; The world may wag at will, So I have my cigar. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Hood, Wish, 0 - Thomas Hood Poet · England
+ Oh, if it be to choose and call thee mine, love, thou art every day my Valentine! Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Hood, Art, Love, Valentines Day, 0 - Thomas Hood Poet · England
+ My tears must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Hood, Needles, Tears, 0 - Thomas Hood Poet · England
After the writer’s death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
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
