It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish. Robert Herrick on happiness
The person lives twice who lives the first life well. Robert Herrick on life
This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And leaving nothing, yet hath all. Robert Herrick on death
Suspicion, Discontent, and Strife, Come in for Dowrie with a Wife. Robert Herrick on wife