Thought and theory must precede all action, that moves to salutary purposes. Yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.
WILLIAM WORDSWORTHIn ourselves our safety must be sought. By our own right hand it must be wrought.
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Chains tie us down by land and sea; And wishes, vain as mine, may be All that is left to comfort thee.
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But thou that didst appear so fair To fond imagination, Dost rival in the light of day Her delicate creation.
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And now I see with eye serene, The very pulse of the machine. A being breathing thoughtful breaths, A traveler between life and death.
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Let Nature be your teacher.
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True beauty dwells in deep retreats, Till heart with heart in concord beats, and the lover is beloved.
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Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.
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A voice so thrilling ne’er was heard. Breaking the silence of the seas Among the farthest Hebrides.
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Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.
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There is a comfort in the strength of love; ‘Twill make a thing endurable, which else would overset the brain, or break the heart.
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To character and success, two things, contradictory as they may seem, must go together. Humble dependence on God and manly reliance on self.
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Memories -images and precious thoughts that shall not die and cannot be destroyed.
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Suffering is permanent, obscure and dark, And shares the nature of infinity.
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The world is too much with us; late and soon, getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Little we see in Nature that is ours.
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We live by admiration, hope and love.
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We have within ourselves Enough to fill the present day with joy, And overspread the future years with hope.
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