Rapine, avarice, expense, This is idolatry; and these we adore; Plain living and high thinking are no more.

Quote by William Wordsworth

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Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.

Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.

Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will...

Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will...

Every great and original writer, in proportion as he is great and original, must himself...

Every great and original writer, in proportion as he is great and original, must himself...

But, why, ungrateful, dwell on idle pain?

But, why, ungrateful, dwell on idle pain?

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...

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...

The flower that smells the sweetest is shy and lowly.

The flower that smells the sweetest is shy and lowly.

Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.

Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.

With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of...

With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of...

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...

Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them.

Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them.

The best portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of...

The best portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of...

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...

What is pride? A rocket that emulates the stars

What is pride? A rocket that emulates the stars

Golf is a day spent in a round of strenuous idleness.

Golf is a day spent in a round of strenuous idleness.

Suffering is permanent, obscure and dark, And shares the nature of infinity.

Suffering is permanent, obscure and dark, And shares the nature of infinity.

That best portion of a man's life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and...

That best portion of a man's life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and...

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...

Never confuse activity with action

Never confuse activity with action

Action will remove the doubt that theory cannot solve

Action will remove the doubt that theory cannot solve