Thomas Gray — English Poet born on December 26, 1716, died on June 30, 1771

Thomas Gray was an English poet, letter-writer, classical scholar and professor at Cambridge University. He is widely known for his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, published in 1751... (wikipedia)

I shall be but a shrimp of an author.
Where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise.
Youth smiles without any reason. It is one of its chiefest charms.
If the best man's faults were written on his forehead, he would draw his hat over his eyes.
Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn.