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

Quote by William Wordsworth

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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.

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...

Up! up! my friend, and quit your books; Or surely you'll grow double. . .

Up! up! my friend, and quit your books; Or surely you'll grow double. . .

The human mind is capable of excitement without the application of gross and violent stimulants;...

The human mind is capable of excitement without the application of gross and violent stimulants;...

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...

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

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

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

That though the radiance which was once so bright be now forever taken from my...

That though the radiance which was once so bright be now forever taken from my...

Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.

Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.

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.

Drink, pretty creature, drink!

Drink, pretty creature, drink!

The ocean is a mighty harmonist.

The ocean is a mighty harmonist.

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

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

What is pride? A rocket that emulates the stars

What is pride? A rocket that emulates the stars

The little unremembered acts of kindness and love are the best parts of a person's...

The little unremembered acts of kindness and love are the best parts of a person's...

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...

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...

If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with...

If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with...

In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust...

In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust...

You seldom listen to me, and when you do you don't hear, and when you...

You seldom listen to me, and when you do you don't hear, and when you...

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is the most sublime noise that has ever penetrated into the ear...

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is the most sublime noise that has ever penetrated into the ear...