Thought and theory must precede all action, that moves to salutary purposes. Yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.
WILLIAM WORDSWORTHContinuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretch’d in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
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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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In ourselves our safety must be sought. By our own right hand it must be wrought.
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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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Wisdom married to immortal verse.
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Great men have been among us; hands that penn’d and tongues that utter’d wisdom.
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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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Strongest minds are often those whom the noisy world hears least.
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How many undervalue the power of simplicity ! But it is the real key to the heart.
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The education of circumstances is superior to that of intuition.
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Come grow old with me. The best is yet to be.
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May books and nature be their early joy!
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Great is the glory, for the strife is hard!
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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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By all means sometimes be alone; salute thyself; see what thy soul doth wear; dare to look in thy chest; and tumble up and down what thou findest there.
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