That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over, lest you should think he never could recapture the first fine careless rapture!

Quote by Robert Browning

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What's a man's age? He must hurry more, that's all; Cram in a day, what...

What's a man's age? He must hurry more, that's all; Cram in a day, what...

And gain is gain, however small

And gain is gain, however small

There are those who believe something, and therefore will tolerate nothing; and on the other...

There are those who believe something, and therefore will tolerate nothing; and on the other...

You should not take a fellow eight years old and make him swear to never...

You should not take a fellow eight years old and make him swear to never...

Ambition is not what man does... but what man would do.

Ambition is not what man does... but what man would do.

Therefore I summon age To grant youth's heritage.

Therefore I summon age To grant youth's heritage.

One who never turned his back but marched breast forward, never doubted clouds would break,...

One who never turned his back but marched breast forward, never doubted clouds would break,...

Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious...

Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious...

Autumn wins you best by this its mute appeal to sympathy for its decay.

Autumn wins you best by this its mute appeal to sympathy for its decay.

All we have gained then by our unbelief Is a life of doubt diversified by...

All we have gained then by our unbelief Is a life of doubt diversified by...

Stung by the splendour of a sudden thought.

Stung by the splendour of a sudden thought.

The aim, if reached or not, makes great the life: Try to be Shakespeare, leave...

The aim, if reached or not, makes great the life: Try to be Shakespeare, leave...

My sun sets to rise again.

My sun sets to rise again.

Love is energy of life.

Love is energy of life.

How good is man's life, the mere living! How fit to employ all the heart...

How good is man's life, the mere living! How fit to employ all the heart...

Who hears music, feels his solitude peopled at once.

Who hears music, feels his solitude peopled at once.

There is no truer truth obtainable by man than comes of music.

There is no truer truth obtainable by man than comes of music.

Grow old with me! The best is yet to be.

Grow old with me! The best is yet to be.

A letter is a soul, so faithful an echo of the speaking voice that to...

A letter is a soul, so faithful an echo of the speaking voice that to...

Strangers are just friends I haven't met yet.

Strangers are just friends I haven't met yet.

There's some of Romeo's romance in me... I romanticise a lot of things in my...

There's some of Romeo's romance in me... I romanticise a lot of things in my...