Author: James Thomson

Quotes

That which makes people dissatisfied with their condition, is the chimerical idea they form of the happiness of others.

That which makes people dissatisfied with their condition, is the chimerical idea they form of the happiness of others.

- James Thomson

Statues and pictures and verse may be grand, But they are not the Life for which they stand.

Statues and pictures and verse may be grand, But they are not the Life for which they stand.

- James Thomson

More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution.

More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution.

- James Thomson

Peace is the happy natural state of man; war is corruption and disgrace.

Peace is the happy natural state of man; war is corruption and disgrace.

- James Thomson

Health is the vital principle of bliss, and exercise, of health.

Health is the vital principle of bliss, and exercise, of health.

- James Thomson

I think a bishop who doesn't give offence to anyone is probably not a good bishop.

I think a bishop who doesn't give offence to anyone is probably not a good bishop.

- James Thomson

For life is but a dream whose shapes return, some frequently, some seldom, some by night and some by day.

For life is but a dream whose shapes return, some frequently, some seldom, some by night and some by day.

- James Thomson

But who can paint like Nature? Can imagination boast, amid its gay creation, hues like hers?

But who can paint like Nature? Can imagination boast, amid its gay creation, hues like hers?

- James Thomson

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