It is a gentle and affectionate thought, that in immeasurable height above us, at our first birth, the wreath of love was woven with sparkling stars for flowers.
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGEIf you are not a thinking man, to what purpose are you a man at all?.
More Samuel Taylor Coleridge Quotes
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I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry; that is, prose = words in their best order; – poetry = the best words in the best order.
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There is in every human countenance either a history or a prophecy which must sadden, or at least soften every reflecting observer.
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This world has angels all too few, and heaven is overflowing.
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Nothing is as contagious as enthusiasm. It is the real allegory of the myth of Orpheus; it moves stones, and charms brutes. It is the genius of sincerity, and truth accomplishes no victories without it.
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All powerful souls have kindred with each other
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When a man mistakes his thoughts for persons and things, he is mad.
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Until you understand a writer’s ignorance, presume yourself ignorant of his understanding.
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Love is flower like; Friendship is like a sheltering tree.
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A single thought is that which it is from other thoughts as a wave of the sea takes its form and shape from the waves which precede and follow it.
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A sight to dream of, not to tell!
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The first duty of a wise advocate is to convince his opponents that he understands their arguments, and sympathies with their just feelings.
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Good and bad men are each less so than they seem.
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Real pain can alone cure us of imaginary ills.
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In many ways doth the full heart reveal The presence of the love it would conceal.
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Democracy is the healthful lifeblood which circulates through the veins and arteries, which supports the system, but which ought never to appear externally, and as the mere blood itself.
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