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"Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray."

"Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray."

William Cowper, English Poet

Instinct, Man, Mistakes

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"I argue thee that love is life. And life hath immortality."

"I argue thee that love is life. And life hath immortality."

Emily Dickinson, American Poet

Life, Love, Immortality

22

"I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman jurisprudence; but I do claim that it has its basis in the laws of nature rather than in the state of nature."

"I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman jurisprudence; but I do claim that it has its basis in the laws of nature rather than in the state of nature."

Herbert Read, English Poet

Nature, Laws, State

22

"I had this dream about you. We went hunting up in the mountains and I caught a unicorn. You told me now I know how it feels to be you."

"I had this dream about you. We went hunting up in the mountains and I caught a unicorn. You told me now I know how it feels to be you."

Crystal Woods, American Poet

Dream, Identity, Empathy, Fantasy

22

"Nirvana is not the blowing out of the candle. It is the extinguishing of the flame because day is come."

"Nirvana is not the blowing out of the candle. It is the extinguishing of the flame because day is come."

Rabindranath Tagore, Indian Poet

22

"The fundamental evil of the world arose from the fact that the good Lord has not created money enough."

"The fundamental evil of the world arose from the fact that the good Lord has not created money enough."

Heinrich Heine, German Poet

Money, Evil, Fact, World

22

"All nature is but art unknown to thee."

"All nature is but art unknown to thee."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

22

"He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven."

"He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven."

George Herbert, British Poet

22

"I had a lover's quarrel with the world."

"I had a lover's quarrel with the world."

Robert Frost, American Poet

Conflict, Lovers, World, Emotion

22

"Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues."

"Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues."

Oliver Goldsmith, Irish Poet

22

"Fame is nothing but the sum of all the misunderstandings that cluster around a new name. Wherever a human achievement becomes truly great, it seeks to hide its face in the lap of general, nameless greatness."

"Fame is nothing but the sum of all the misunderstandings that cluster around a new name. Wherever a human achievement becomes truly great, it seeks to hide its face in the lap of general, nameless greatness."

Rainer Maria Rilke, German Poet

Fame, Misunderstanding, Name, Achievement

22

"From a little spark may burst a flame."

"From a little spark may burst a flame."

Dante Alighieri, Italian Poet

22

"I will not play tug o' war. I'd rather play hug o' war. Where everyone hugs instead of tugs, Where everyone giggles and rolls on the rug, Where everyone kisses, and everyone grins, and everyone cuddles, and everyone wins."

"I will not play tug o' war. I'd rather play hug o' war. Where everyone hugs instead of tugs, Where everyone giggles and rolls on the rug, Where everyone kisses, and everyone grins, and everyone cuddles, and everyone wins."

Shel Silverstein, American Poet

War, Hugs, Kisses, Play

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"It is easy to go down into Hell; night and day, the gates of dark Death stand wide; but to climb back again, to retrace one's steps to the upper air - there's the rub, the task."

"It is easy to go down into Hell; night and day, the gates of dark Death stand wide; but to climb back again, to retrace one's steps to the upper air - there's the rub, the task."

Virgil, Roman Poet

Death, Day, Hell, Night

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"Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, the emptiness of ages in his face, and on his back the burden of the world."

"Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, the emptiness of ages in his face, and on his back the burden of the world."

Edwin Markham, American Poet

Burden, Weight, World

22

"If it is bread that you seek, you will have bread. If it is the soul you seek, you will find the soul. If you understand this secret, you know you are that which you seek."

"If it is bread that you seek, you will have bread. If it is the soul you seek, you will find the soul. If you understand this secret, you know you are that which you seek."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Spiritual, Soul, Seeking, Understanding, Truth

22

"Oh, how scary and wonderful it is that words can change our lives simply by being next to each other."

"Oh, how scary and wonderful it is that words can change our lives simply by being next to each other."

Kamand Kojouri, Iranian Poet

Language, Word, Change, Power, Life

22

"Fool that I was, upon my eagle's wings I bore this wren, till I was tired with soaring, and now he mounts above me."

"Fool that I was, upon my eagle's wings I bore this wren, till I was tired with soaring, and now he mounts above me."

John Dryden, English Poet

22

"Alas, how quickly the gratitude owed to the dead flows off, how quick to be proved a deceiver."

"Alas, how quickly the gratitude owed to the dead flows off, how quick to be proved a deceiver."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Gratitude, Quick

22

"War: a massacre of people who don't know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don't massacre each other."

"War: a massacre of people who don't know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don't massacre each other."

Paul Valery, French Poet

22

"I began to see why woman-haters could make such fools of women. Woman-haters were like gods: invulnerable and chock full of power. They descended, and then they disappeared. You could never catch one."

"I began to see why woman-haters could make such fools of women. Woman-haters were like gods: invulnerable and chock full of power. They descended, and then they disappeared. You could never catch one."

Sylvia Plath, American Poet

Power, Wisdom, Women, Strength

22

"Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another."

"Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another."

Juvenal, Roman Poet

22

"Some memories should be dead as they are like living corpse in mortal's bed."

"Some memories should be dead as they are like living corpse in mortal's bed."

Munia Khan, Bangladeshi Poet

Emotions, Memory, Pain, Death, Loss

22

"We come spinning out of nothingness, scattering stars like dust."

"We come spinning out of nothingness, scattering stars like dust."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Creation, Nothing, Stars, Life

22

"Offhand, the only North American writers I can think of who have come from a background of rural poverty and gone on to write about it have been Negroes."

"Offhand, the only North American writers I can think of who have come from a background of rural poverty and gone on to write about it have been Negroes."

Alden Nowlan, Canadian Poet

Representation, American, Poverty, Writers

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"War is the trade of Kings."

"War is the trade of Kings."

John Dryden, English Poet

War, Kings, Trade

22

"To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour."

"To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour."

William Blake, English Poet

Literature, Eternity, Heaven, Infinity, World

22

"He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God."

"He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God."

Saadi, Iranian Poet

22

"Style is that which indicates how the writer takes himself and what he is saying. It is the mind skating circles around itself as it moves forward."

"Style is that which indicates how the writer takes himself and what he is saying. It is the mind skating circles around itself as it moves forward."

Robert Frost, American Poet

Attitude, Mind, Saying, Style, Writer

22

"Far away soul in a dreamy stateForgotten slumber seemingly latePure rhythmic love now rising higherUnclad passion our only attire."

"Far away soul in a dreamy stateForgotten slumber seemingly latePure rhythmic love now rising higherUnclad passion our only attire."

Munia Khan, Bangladeshi Poet

Passion, Soul, Love, Dream

22

"Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger."

"Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger."

Ben Okri, Nigerian Poet

22

"Only loyal love knows the sacred path to a faithful heart."

"Only loyal love knows the sacred path to a faithful heart."

Munia Khan, Bangladeshi Poet

Love, Loyalty, Faith, Heart

22

"Philosophy will clip an angel's wings."

"Philosophy will clip an angel's wings."

John Keats, English Poet

Philosophy, Will

22

"Knowing you, I understood myself."

"Knowing you, I understood myself."

Kamand Kojouri, Iranian Poet

Understanding, Love, Self, Truth

22

"Love is the only thing in this whole universe, that can make the roses grow out of the swords."

"Love is the only thing in this whole universe, that can make the roses grow out of the swords."

Akshay Vasu, Indian Poet

Love, Transformation, Hope, Beauty

22

"Love is being stupid together."

"Love is being stupid together."

Paul Valery, French Poet

22

"A friend may be nature's most magnificent creation."

"A friend may be nature's most magnificent creation."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Nature, Friendship, Creation, Beauty

22

"How happy is the blameless vestal's lot? The world forgetting, by the world forgot."

"How happy is the blameless vestal's lot? The world forgetting, by the world forgot."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

Acceptance, World

22

"Don't turn your head. Keep looking at the bandaged place. That's where the light enters you."

"Don't turn your head. Keep looking at the bandaged place. That's where the light enters you."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Healing, Light, Pain, Hope

22

"Without dreams 'life'remains 'life'..always: neither better nor worse."

"Without dreams 'life'remains 'life'..always: neither better nor worse."

Munia Khan, Bangladeshi Poet

Inspirational, Dream, Life, Hope, Existence

22

"Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil."

"Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil."

Menander, Greek Poet

Marriage, Truth, Evil, Will

22

"When you get shy, you're simply thinking of yourself. Stop it. Step out of yourself."

"When you get shy, you're simply thinking of yourself. Stop it. Step out of yourself."

Kamand Kojouri, Iranian Poet

Confidence, Shyness, Self, Thought, Overcoming

22

"I had been hungry all the years-My noon had come, to dine-I, trembling, drew the table nearAnd touched the curious wine. 'Twas this on tables I had seenWhen turning, hungry, lone,I looked in windows, for the wealthI could not hope to own. I did not know the ample bread,'Twas so unlike the crumbThe birds and I had often sharedIn Nature's diningroom. The plenty hurt me, 'twas so new,--Myself felt ill and odd,As berry of a mountain bushTransplanted to the road. Nor was I hungry; so I foundThat hunger was a wayOf persons outside windows,The entering takes away."

"I had been hungry all the years-My noon had come, to dine-I, trembling, drew the table nearAnd touched the curious wine. 'Twas this on tables I had seenWhen turning, hungry, lone,I looked in windows, for the wealthI could not hope to own. I did not know the ample bread,'Twas so unlike the crumbThe birds and I had often sharedIn Nature's diningroom. The plenty hurt me, 'twas so new,--Myself felt ill and odd,As berry of a mountain bushTransplanted to the road. Nor was I hungry; so I foundThat hunger was a wayOf persons outside windows,The entering takes away."

Emily Dickinson, American Poet

Hunger, Class, Desire, Wealth

22

"Peaceful is the one who's not concerned with having more or less.Unbound by name and fame, he is free from sorrow from the world and mostly from himself."

"Peaceful is the one who's not concerned with having more or less.Unbound by name and fame, he is free from sorrow from the world and mostly from himself."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Peace, Concern, Name, Fame

22

"Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw."

"Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

Unity, Nature, Law

22

"Be not the slave of your own past - plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with new self-respect, with new power, and with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old."

"Be not the slave of your own past - plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with new self-respect, with new power, and with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Growth, Past, Self-Respect, Power, Experience

21

"A friendship that like love is warm; A love like friendship, steady."

"A friendship that like love is warm; A love like friendship, steady."

Thomas Moore, Irish Poet

Friendship, Love

21

"Ill fortune never crushed that man whom good fortune deceived not."

"Ill fortune never crushed that man whom good fortune deceived not."

Ben Jonson, English Poet

21

"There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we can scarce weed out the vice without eradicating the virtue."

"There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we can scarce weed out the vice without eradicating the virtue."

Oliver Goldsmith, Irish Poet

Virtue, Excellence, Faults, Vice

21

"Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, and don't have any kids yourself."

"Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, and don't have any kids yourself."

Philip Larkin, English Poet

Kids, Man, Misery

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