Quotes by John Clare

And all the charms of face or voice Which I in others see, Are but the recollected choice Of what I feel for thee.

He could not die when trees were green, for he loved the time too well.

I long for scenes, where man hath never trod, a place where woman never smiled or wept - there to abide with my creator, God, and sleep as I in childhood sweetly slept, untroubling, and untroubled where I lie, the grass below - above, the vaulted sky.

If life had a second edition, how I would correct the proofs.

Still, I have been no one's enemy but my own. My easy nature, either in drinking or anything else, was always ready to submit to persuasions of profligate companions, who often led me into snares.

The best way to avoid a bad action is by doing a good one, for there is no difficulty in the world like that of trying to do nothing.