“And yet, to times in hope, my verse shall stand,Praising thy worth, despite his cruel hand.”
William Shakespeare
“Thy verses are eternal, O my friend, For he who reads them, reads them to no end”
William Shenstone
“And what does the lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God (Micah 6:8).”
Bible
“Let not a single day pass without your learning a verse, half a verse, or a fourth of it, or even one letter of it; nor without attending to charity, study and other pious activity.”
Chanakya
“Let simple Wordsworth chime his childish verse, / And brother Coleridge lull the babe at nurse.”
Lord Byron
“Do it again on the next verse, and people think you meant it.”
Chet Atkins
“For the godly poet must be chaste himself, but there is no need for his verses to be so.”
Catullus