Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present to live better in the future.

Quote by William Wordsworth

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To begin, begin.

To begin, begin.

When from our better selves we have too long been parted by the hurrying world,...

When from our better selves we have too long been parted by the hurrying world,...

Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them.

Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them.

The ocean is a mighty harmonist.

The ocean is a mighty harmonist.

I am already kindly disposed towards you. My friendship it is not in my power...

I am already kindly disposed towards you. My friendship it is not in my power...

In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts bring sad thoughts to the mind.

In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts bring sad thoughts to the mind.

I listened, motionless and still; and, as I mounted up the hill, the music in...

I listened, motionless and still; and, as I mounted up the hill, the music in...

Faith is a passionate intuition.

Faith is a passionate intuition.

The child is father of the man.

The child is father of the man.

I would stand, If the night blackened with a coming storm, Beneath some rock, listening...

I would stand, If the night blackened with a coming storm, Beneath some rock, listening...

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

How does the Meadow flower its bloom unfold? Because the lovely little flower is free...

How does the Meadow flower its bloom unfold? Because the lovely little flower is free...

But an old age serene and bright, and lovely as a Lapland night, shall lead...

But an old age serene and bright, and lovely as a Lapland night, shall lead...

What is pride? A rocket that emulates the stars

What is pride? A rocket that emulates the stars

Action is transitory a step, a blow, The motion of a muscle, this way or...

Action is transitory a step, a blow, The motion of a muscle, this way or...

Heaven lies about us in our infancy! Shades of the prison-house begin to close upon...

Heaven lies about us in our infancy! Shades of the prison-house begin to close upon...

Whether we be young or old,Our destiny, our being's heart and home,Is with infinitude, and...

Whether we be young or old,Our destiny, our being's heart and home,Is with infinitude, and...

It is the road you take that decides your destiny and not your destiny that...

It is the road you take that decides your destiny and not your destiny that...

They were seeking out the treasure of their destiny, without actually wanting to live out...

They were seeking out the treasure of their destiny, without actually wanting to live out...

It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped

It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped

The longer we live, and the more we think, the higher value we learn to...

The longer we live, and the more we think, the higher value we learn to...