21st October: Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born on this date in 1772, so here are ten Coleridge quotes:

1. Advice is like snow - the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper in sinks into the mind.
2. Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
3. Swans sing before they die - 'twere no bad thing should certain persons die before they sing.
4. No one does anything from a single motive.
5. Silence does not always mark wisdom.
6. He who is best prepared can best serve his moment of inspiration.
7. Good and bad men are each less so than they seem.
8. Everyone should have two or three hives of bees. Bees are easier to keep than a dog or a cat. They are more interesting than gerbils.
9. To be loved is all I need, And whom I love, I love indeed.
10. People of humour are always in some degree people of genius.