The child is father of the man.

Quote by William Wordsworth

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Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them.

Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them.

But, why, ungrateful, dwell on idle pain?

But, why, ungrateful, dwell on idle pain?

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...

Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.

Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.

We live by admiration, hope and love; and even as these are well and wisely...

We live by admiration, hope and love; and even as these are well and wisely...

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. . .

Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.

Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.

Nature never did betray The heart that loved her

Nature never did betray The heart that loved her

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

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...

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

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

Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than...

Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than...

Drink, pretty creature, drink!

Drink, pretty creature, drink!

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.

With Nature never do they wage A foolish strife; they see A happy youth, and...

With Nature never do they wage A foolish strife; they see A happy youth, and...

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...

The things which I have seen I now can see no more.

The things which I have seen I now can see no more.

Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected...

Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected...

Not without hope we suffer and we mourn.

Not without hope we suffer and we mourn.