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"I stepped from the air-conditioned compartment onto the station platform, and the motherly breath of the suburbs enfolded me. It smelt of lawn sprinklers and station wagons and tennis rackets and dogs and babies."

"I stepped from the air-conditioned compartment onto the station platform, and the motherly breath of the suburbs enfolded me. It smelt of lawn sprinklers and station wagons and tennis rackets and dogs and babies."

Sylvia Plath, American Poet

Nostalgia, Life, Memory, Home

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"The lover's ailment is separate from all other ailments: love is the astrolabe of the mysteries of God."

"The lover's ailment is separate from all other ailments: love is the astrolabe of the mysteries of God."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Spiritual, Love, Mystery, God

28

"I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for religion - I have shuddered at it. I shudder no more - I could be martyred for my religion - Love is my religion - I could die for that."

"I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for religion - I have shuddered at it. I shudder no more - I could be martyred for my religion - Love is my religion - I could die for that."

John Keats, English Poet

Love, Men, Religion, Martyrs

28

"Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home."

"Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home."

Gwendolyn Brooks, American Poet

28

"Freedom lies in being bold."

"Freedom lies in being bold."

Robert Frost, American Poet

Courage, Being, Freedom, Lies

28

"The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens."

"The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens."

Rainer Maria Rilke, German Poet

28

"Character and fate are two words for the same thing."

"Character and fate are two words for the same thing."

Novalis, German Poet

Character, Fate, Words

28

"Men are what their mothers made them."

"Men are what their mothers made them."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Relationship, Men, Mothers

28

"This is the patent age of new inventions for killing bodies, and for saving souls. All propagated with the best intentions."

"This is the patent age of new inventions for killing bodies, and for saving souls. All propagated with the best intentions."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Age, Intentions, Inventions, Killing

28

"Plan for this world as if you expect to live forever; but plan for the hereafter as if you expect to die tomorrow."

"Plan for this world as if you expect to live forever; but plan for the hereafter as if you expect to die tomorrow."

Solomon Ibn Gabirol, Spanish Poet

Learning, Tomorrow, World

28

"Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money."

"Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Life, Money, Gain

28

"Money, again, has often been a cause of the delusion of the multitudes. Sober nations have all at once become desperate gamblers, and risked almost their existence upon the turn of a piece of paper."

"Money, again, has often been a cause of the delusion of the multitudes. Sober nations have all at once become desperate gamblers, and risked almost their existence upon the turn of a piece of paper."

Charles Mackay, British Poet

Money, Cause, Delusion, Existence

28

"To a pessimist, losing bobby pins is as hopeless as losing hair. To an optimist, losing hair gives hope to get the lost bobby pins back."

"To a pessimist, losing bobby pins is as hopeless as losing hair. To an optimist, losing hair gives hope to get the lost bobby pins back."

Munia Khan, Bangladeshi Poet

Attitude, Optimism, Pessimism, Hope, Loss

28

"Everyone's a millionaire where promises are concerned."

"Everyone's a millionaire where promises are concerned."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Promise, Promises

28

"All men are poets at heart."

"All men are poets at heart."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Philosophy, Poetry, Heart, Truth, Emotion

28

"Seek not to follow in the footsteps of men of old; seek what they sought."

"Seek not to follow in the footsteps of men of old; seek what they sought."

Matsuo Basho, Japanese Poet

Man, Men, Footsteps, Old

27

"It takes a long time to grow an old friend."

"It takes a long time to grow an old friend."

John Leonard, Australian Poet

Friendship, Time, Friend, Old

27

"Nobody can stop natural disaster, we are the cause and we are the remedy."

"Nobody can stop natural disaster, we are the cause and we are the remedy."

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

Environment, Responsibility, Action, Nature

27

"The communication of the dead is tongued with fire beyond the language of the living."

"The communication of the dead is tongued with fire beyond the language of the living."

T. S. Eliot, American Poet

Communication, Fire, Language, Living

27

"We wish to be citizens of the United States or citizens of Puerto Rico. In either case, with all the inherent rights of a natural sovereignty."

"We wish to be citizens of the United States or citizens of Puerto Rico. In either case, with all the inherent rights of a natural sovereignty."

Jose de Diego, Puerto Rican Poet

Rights, States, United

27

"As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live."

"As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

27

"Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn."

"Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn."

Thomas Gray, English Poet

Poetry, Thoughts, Words

27

"There lives more faith in honest doubt, believe me, than in half the creeds."

"There lives more faith in honest doubt, believe me, than in half the creeds."

Alfred Lord Tennyson, English Poet

27

"In our period, they say there is free speech. They say there is no penalty for poets, There is no penalty for writing poems. They say this. This is the penalty."

"In our period, they say there is free speech. They say there is no penalty for poets, There is no penalty for writing poems. They say this. This is the penalty."

Muriel Rukeyser, American Poet

Poetry, Freespeech, Poems, Poets, Writing

27

"Death hath a thousand doors to let out life: I shall find one."

"Death hath a thousand doors to let out life: I shall find one."

Philip Massinger, British Poet

27

"The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree."

"The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree."

Thomas Campbell, Scottish Poet

27

"Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his country's cause."

"Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his country's cause."

Homer, Greek Poet

Cause, Country, Man

27

"The ocean is a mighty harmonist."

"The ocean is a mighty harmonist."

William Wordsworth, English Poet

27

"Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment."

"Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment."

Novalis, German Poet

Enjoyment, Learning

27

"I slept and dreamt that life was beauty; I woke and found that life was duty."

"I slept and dreamt that life was beauty; I woke and found that life was duty."

George Byron, Scottish Poet

Life, Beauty, Duty

27

"I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating."

"I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Integrity, Cheating, Honor

27

"The gods behold all righteous actions."

"The gods behold all righteous actions."

Ovid, Roman Poet

God, Gods, Actions

27

"There's a certain point, when you're writing autobiographical stuff, where you don't want to misrepresent yourself. It would be dishonest."

"There's a certain point, when you're writing autobiographical stuff, where you don't want to misrepresent yourself. It would be dishonest."

Mark Strand, American Poet

27

"Our inner space and our peace of mind are affected by our outer space."

"Our inner space and our peace of mind are affected by our outer space."

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Mindfulness, Space, Peace, Mind, Environment

27

"Life is one long struggle in the dark."

"Life is one long struggle in the dark."

Lucretius, Roman Poet

27

"Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking."

"Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

27

"To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting."

"To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting."

e. e. cummings, American Poet

Battle, Being, Day, Fight

27

"You don't help people in your poems. I've been trying to help people all my life - that's my trouble."

"You don't help people in your poems. I've been trying to help people all my life - that's my trouble."

Charles Olson, American Poet

Life, People, Help, Poems

27

"Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home."

"Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home."

Matsuo Basho, Japanese Poet

Home, Day, Journey

27

"The quality of light by which we scrutinize our lives has direct bearing upon the product which we live, and upon the changes which we hope to bring about through those lives."

"The quality of light by which we scrutinize our lives has direct bearing upon the product which we live, and upon the changes which we hope to bring about through those lives."

Audre Lorde, American Poet

Quality, Hope, Light

27

"A minute's success pays the failure of years."

"A minute's success pays the failure of years."

Robert Browning, English Poet

Success, Failure, Years

27

"Without a notion of the transcendental, human beings would, indeed, be animals; however, only fools can be convinced of it, and only degenerates need such a conviction."

"Without a notion of the transcendental, human beings would, indeed, be animals; however, only fools can be convinced of it, and only degenerates need such a conviction."

Franz Grillparzer, Austrian Poet

Animals, Conviction, Fools

27

"Let silence take you to the core of life."

"Let silence take you to the core of life."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Meditation, Silence, Life, Peace

27

"No speech can stain what is noble by nature."

"No speech can stain what is noble by nature."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

27

"Don't wait for tomorrow. Tomorrow may be too late. If we know how to live according to the insight of impermanence, we will not make many mistakes. We can be happy right now. We can love our beloved, care for her, and make her happy today. And we won't run toward the future, losing our life, which is available only in the present moment."

"Don't wait for tomorrow. Tomorrow may be too late. If we know how to live according to the insight of impermanence, we will not make many mistakes. We can be happy right now. We can love our beloved, care for her, and make her happy today. And we won't run toward the future, losing our life, which is available only in the present moment."

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Impermanence, Love, Life, Present

27

"Why struggle to open a door between us when the whole wall is an illusion?"

"Why struggle to open a door between us when the whole wall is an illusion?"

Rumi, Persian Poet

Illusion, Struggle, Perception, Barrier

27

"When sparrows build and the leaves break forth My old sorrow wakes and cries."

"When sparrows build and the leaves break forth My old sorrow wakes and cries."

Jean Ingelow, English Poet

Old, Sorrow, Sparrows

27

"Just think how happy you would be if you lost everything you have right now, and then got it back again."

"Just think how happy you would be if you lost everything you have right now, and then got it back again."

Frances Rodman, American Poet

27

"Everything unsaid can be guessedTruth may not always be confessed."

"Everything unsaid can be guessedTruth may not always be confessed."

Munia Khan, Bangladeshi Poet

Truth, Secrets, Confession, Mystery

27

"Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things."

"Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things."

T. S. Eliot, American Poet

Poetry, Emotion, Emotions, Expression

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