Opinion is a fitting thing but truth outlasts the sun – if then we cannot own them both, possess the oldest one.
EMILY DICKINSONThere’s a certain slant of light, On winter afternoons, That oppresses, like the weight Of cathedral tunes.
More Emily Dickinson Quotes
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Saying nothing; sometimes says the most.
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The things of which we want the proof are those we know the best.
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Beauty is not caused. It is.
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Forever – is composed of Nows – ‘Tis not a different time. Let Months dissolve in further Months – And Years – exhale in Years.
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My friends are my estate.
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Behavior is what a man does, not what he thinks, feels, or believes.
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We both believe, and disbelieve a hundred times an hour, which keeps believing nimble.
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The sailor cannot see the north / but knows the needle can.
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You left me boundaries of pain Capacious as the sea, Between eternity and time, Your consciousness and me.
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The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.
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I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven.
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Fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate.
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The soul selects her own society, Then shuts the door; On her divine majority Obtrude no more.
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I am nobody! Who are you? Are you a nobody, too?
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The only Commandment I ever obeyed – ‘Consider the Lilies.
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