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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The flower that smells the sweetest is shy and lowly.

The flower that smells the sweetest is shy and lowly.

The mind that is wise mourns less for what age takes away; than what it...

The mind that is wise mourns less for what age takes away; than what it...

Great God! I'd rather be A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn; So might I,...

Great God! I'd rather be A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn; So might I,...

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...

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...

Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting. Not in entire forgetfulness, and not...

Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting. Not in entire forgetfulness, and not...

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

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

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...

Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.

Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.

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...

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...

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...

Not without hope we suffer and we mourn.

Not without hope we suffer and we mourn.

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...

The world is too much with us; late and soon, getting and spending, we lay...

The world is too much with us; late and soon, getting and spending, we lay...

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...

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

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

What is pride? A rocket that emulates the stars

What is pride? A rocket that emulates the stars

Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.

Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.

It is a beggar's pride that he is not a thief

It is a beggar's pride that he is not a thief