Our readings in class this week (The Waste Land, The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock, When You are Old, and The Dead) seemed to revolve around the ideas of Love,Time, and the point at which the two meet. The fact that one should reflect on and be oneself and not take things for granted in life are also things that these works have in common. I am struck with thoughts of how Love is immortal and life is short. It is important to remember that some phrases are only cliche because they have been over used, luckily this has no effect on their value in truthfulness. That being said, let the onslaught of proverbial sayings begin....
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
A single moment of understanding can flood a whole life with meaning.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Be who you are because those who matter won't mind and those who mind don't matter.
Time and tide wait for no man.
The heart that loves is always young.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Time cuts down all, both great and small.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Half a loaf is better than no bread.
There's no time like the present.
And of course,
The Pen is Mightier than the Sword.
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