Thought and theory must precede all action, that moves to salutary purposes. Yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.
WILLIAM WORDSWORTHOne with more of soul in his face than words on his tongue.
More William Wordsworth Quotes
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Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.
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There is creation in the eye.
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Poetry is the first and last of all knowledge – it is as immortal as the heart of man.
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Poetry is the breath and finer spirit of all knowledge; it is the impassioned expression which is in the countenance of all Science.
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Let Nature be your teacher.
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A few strong instincts and a few plain rules.
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My heart leaps up when I behold
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With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things.
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A perfect woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With something of angelic light.
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And we shall find A pleasure in the dimness of the stars.
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Be mild, and cleave to gentle things, thy glory and thy happiness be there.
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Pleasure is spread through the earth In stray gifts to be claimed by whoever shall find.
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The softest breeze to fairest flowers gives birth: Think not that Prudence dwells in dark abodes, She scans the future with the eye of gods.
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Suffering is permanent, obscure and dark, And shares the nature of infinity.
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The flower that smells the sweetest is shy and lowly.
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