Wisdom and deep intelligence require an honest appreciation of mystery.

Quote by Thomas Moore

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Though an angel should write, still 'tis devils must print.

Though an angel should write, still 'tis devils must print.

While mantling on the maiden's cheek Young roses kindled into thought.

While mantling on the maiden's cheek Young roses kindled into thought.

And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers is always the first to...

And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers is always the first to...

True change takes place in the imagination.

True change takes place in the imagination.

And soon, too soon, we part with pain, To sail o'er silent seas again.

And soon, too soon, we part with pain, To sail o'er silent seas again.

Like ships that have gone down at sea, when heaven was all tranquillity.

Like ships that have gone down at sea, when heaven was all tranquillity.

When we allow ourselves to exist truly and fully, we sting the world with our...

When we allow ourselves to exist truly and fully, we sting the world with our...

Plants that wake when others sleep. Timid jasmine buds that keep their fragrance to themselves...

Plants that wake when others sleep. Timid jasmine buds that keep their fragrance to themselves...

Study until twenty-five, investigation until forty, profession until sixty, at which age I would have...

Study until twenty-five, investigation until forty, profession until sixty, at which age I would have...

Humility, that low, sweet root, from which all heavenly virtues shoot.

Humility, that low, sweet root, from which all heavenly virtues shoot.

Finding the right work is like discovering your own soul in the world.

Finding the right work is like discovering your own soul in the world.

Came but for friendship, and took away love.

Came but for friendship, and took away love.

Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the attempt.

Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the attempt.

The heart that has truly loved never forgets But as truly loves on to the...

The heart that has truly loved never forgets But as truly loves on to the...

A pretty wife is something for the fastidious vanity of a rougue to retire upon.

A pretty wife is something for the fastidious vanity of a rougue to retire upon.

This is the right time, and this is the right thing.

This is the right time, and this is the right thing.

Came but for friendship, and took away love.

Came but for friendship, and took away love.

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The...

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The...

A friend is someone who dances with you in the sunlight, And walks with you...

A friend is someone who dances with you in the sunlight, And walks with you...

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.