Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory

Quote by William Wordsworth

Topics: Action Quotes, Theory Quotes, Thought Quotes

To me the meanest flower that blows can give thoughts that do often lie too...

To me the meanest flower that blows can give thoughts that do often lie too...

Drink, pretty creature, drink!

Drink, pretty creature, drink!

For I have learned to look on nature, not as in the hour of thoughtless...

For I have learned to look on nature, not as in the hour of thoughtless...

Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.

Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.

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...

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...

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...

Nature never did betray The heart that loved her

Nature never did betray The heart that loved her

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...

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.

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...

Faith is a passionate intuition.

Faith is a passionate intuition.

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...

What we need is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out.

What we need is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out.

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 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...

The ocean is a mighty harmonist.

The ocean is a mighty harmonist.

Wisdom is oft times nearer when we stoop than when we soar

Wisdom is oft times nearer when we stoop than when we soar

It is only from the belief of the goodness and wisdom of a supreme being,...

It is only from the belief of the goodness and wisdom of a supreme being,...

Wisdom is knowing when you can't be wise.

Wisdom is knowing when you can't be wise.