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"Just as we descend into our consciences to judge of actions which our minds can not weigh, can we not also search in ourselves for the feeling which gives birth to forms of thought, always vague and cloudy?"

"Just as we descend into our consciences to judge of actions which our minds can not weigh, can we not also search in ourselves for the feeling which gives birth to forms of thought, always vague and cloudy?"

Alfred de Vigny, French Poet

Thought, Actions, Feeling

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"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

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"Nature is a language and every new fact one learns is a new word; but it is not a language taken to pieces and dead in the dictionary, but the language put together into a most significant and universal sense. I wish to learn this language--not that I may know a new grammar, but that I may read the great book which is written in that tongue."

"Nature is a language and every new fact one learns is a new word; but it is not a language taken to pieces and dead in the dictionary, but the language put together into a most significant and universal sense. I wish to learn this language--not that I may know a new grammar, but that I may read the great book which is written in that tongue."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Knowledge, Nature, Language, Fact, Word

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"A woman should never be seen eating or drinking, unless it be lobster salad and Champagne, the only true feminine and becoming viands."

"A woman should never be seen eating or drinking, unless it be lobster salad and Champagne, the only true feminine and becoming viands."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Etiquette, Drinking, Eating, Woman

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"The secret of Buddhism is to remove all ideas, all concepts, in order for the truth to have a chance to penetrate, to reveal itself."

"The secret of Buddhism is to remove all ideas, all concepts, in order for the truth to have a chance to penetrate, to reveal itself."

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Truth, Buddhism, Clarity, Mindfulness

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"What is this world that is hastening me toward I know not what, viewing me with contempt?"

"What is this world that is hastening me toward I know not what, viewing me with contempt?"

Khalil Gibran, Lebanese Poet

Existentialism, Contempt, World

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"What is exhilarating in bad taste is the aristocratic pleasure of giving offense."

"What is exhilarating in bad taste is the aristocratic pleasure of giving offense."

Charles Baudelaire, French Poet

Taste, Giving, Pleasure

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"For last year's words belong to last year's language And next year's words await another voice."

"For last year's words belong to last year's language And next year's words await another voice."

T. S. Eliot, American Poet

Language, Words, Time, Change

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"Literature is a state of culture, poetry is a state of grace, before and after culture."

"Literature is a state of culture, poetry is a state of grace, before and after culture."

Juan Ramon Jimenez, Spanish Poet

Poetry, Culture, Grace, Literature

7

"Is it not careless to become too local when there are four hundred billion stars in our galaxy alone."

"Is it not careless to become too local when there are four hundred billion stars in our galaxy alone."

A. R. Ammons, American Poet

7

"I really don't think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I don't mind the failure but I can't imagine that I'd forgive myself if I didn't try."

"I really don't think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I don't mind the failure but I can't imagine that I'd forgive myself if I didn't try."

Nikki Giovanni, American Poet

Life, Failure, Mind

7

"I wonder why I don't go to bed and go to sleep. But then it would be tomorrow, so I decide that no matter how tired, no matter how incoherent I am, I can skip on hour more of sleep and live."

"I wonder why I don't go to bed and go to sleep. But then it would be tomorrow, so I decide that no matter how tired, no matter how incoherent I am, I can skip on hour more of sleep and live."

Sylvia Plath, American Poet

Willpower, Sleep, Time, Fatigue, Choice

7

"It's such a Bore Being always Poor."

"It's such a Bore Being always Poor."

Langston Hughes, American Poet

7

"Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree."

"Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree."

Ezra Pound, American Poet

Language, Literature, Meaning

7

"I've found a different way to scent the air: already it's a by-word for despair."

"I've found a different way to scent the air: already it's a by-word for despair."

Andrew Motion, English Poet

7

"There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one's self."

"There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one's self."

John Gay, English Poet

Conflict, Dependence, Self

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"Artistry exists in everyone. What makes it blossom is a soul's personal desire to find an outlet for expression."

"Artistry exists in everyone. What makes it blossom is a soul's personal desire to find an outlet for expression."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Artistry, Creativity, Truth, Life, Happiness

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"Be it whim or emergency, the modern laboratory is equally at the service of romance, equally ready to gratify mankind with a torpedo or a toy."

"Be it whim or emergency, the modern laboratory is equally at the service of romance, equally ready to gratify mankind with a torpedo or a toy."

Richard Le Gallienne, English Poet

Romantic, Romance, Mankind, Service, Whim

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"It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was."

"It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was."

Anne Sexton, American Poet

7

"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

7

"It doesn't seem to me strange that children should like the macabre, the sensational, and the forbidden."

"It doesn't seem to me strange that children should like the macabre, the sensational, and the forbidden."

Anthony Hecht, American Poet

Family, Children, Forbidden

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"A man in debt is so far a slave."

"A man in debt is so far a slave."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Business, Debt, Man

7

"Property is unstable, and youth perishes in a moment. Life itself is held in the grinning fangs of Death, Yet men delay to obtain release from the world. Alas, the conduct of mankind is surprising."

"Property is unstable, and youth perishes in a moment. Life itself is held in the grinning fangs of Death, Yet men delay to obtain release from the world. Alas, the conduct of mankind is surprising."

Titus Maccius Plautus, Roman Poet

Life, Men, Death, Delay

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"Hot water is my native element. I was in it as a baby, and I have never seemed to get out of it ever since."

"Hot water is my native element. I was in it as a baby, and I have never seemed to get out of it ever since."

Edith Sitwell, British Poet

Comfort, Baby, Water

7

"We have to establish ourselves in the here and now in order to truly eat. All through the meal, we should really be here with the people at the table. As we chew our food, we should really be here with what we are eating. We can get deeply in touch with the food, which is a gift from the earth and sky."

"We have to establish ourselves in the here and now in order to truly eat. All through the meal, we should really be here with the people at the table. As we chew our food, we should really be here with what we are eating. We can get deeply in touch with the food, which is a gift from the earth and sky."

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Mindfulness, Presence, Gratitude, Spiritual

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"Talent and work ethic are nothing without belief."

"Talent and work ethic are nothing without belief."

A. D. Posey, American Poet

Success, Talent, Belief, Motivational

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"Fear is the enemy of success."

"Fear is the enemy of success."

A. D. Posey, American Poet

Motivation, Fear, Enemy, Success, Power

7

"But let them sleep, Lord, and me mourn a space."

"But let them sleep, Lord, and me mourn a space."

John Donne, British Poet

7

"Mindful observation is based on the principle of "non-duality: our feeling is not separate from us or caused merely by something outside us; our feeling is us, and for the moment we are that feeling. We are neither drowned in nor terrorized by the feeling, nor do we reject it. Our attitude of not clinging to or rejecting our feelings is the attitude of letting go."

"Mindful observation is based on the principle of "non-duality: our feeling is not separate from us or caused merely by something outside us; our feeling is us, and for the moment we are that feeling. We are neither drowned in nor terrorized by the feeling, nor do we reject it. Our attitude of not clinging to or rejecting our feelings is the attitude of letting go."

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Mindfulness, Emotion, Feeling, Awareness

7

"Time brings all things to pass."

"Time brings all things to pass."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

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"No man can be a failure if he thinks he's a success; If he thinks he is a winner, then he is."

"No man can be a failure if he thinks he's a success; If he thinks he is a winner, then he is."

Robert Service, Scottish Poet

Success, Failure, Man

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"Imagination is the air of mind."

"Imagination is the air of mind."

Philip James Bailey, English Poet

Imagination, Mind

7

"Legislators and revolutionaries who promise equality and liberty at the same time, are either psychopaths or mountebanks."

"Legislators and revolutionaries who promise equality and liberty at the same time, are either psychopaths or mountebanks."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

Politics, Liberty, Equality, Revolution

7

"We need enlightenment, not just individually but collectively, to save the planet. We need to awaken ourselves. We need to practice mindfulness if we want to have a future, if we want to save ourselves and the planet."

"We need enlightenment, not just individually but collectively, to save the planet. We need to awaken ourselves. We need to practice mindfulness if we want to have a future, if we want to save ourselves and the planet."

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Enlightenment, Future, Mindfulness, Awareness

7

"I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go."

"I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go."

Langston Hughes, American Poet

7

"All politicians should have 3 hats - one to throw into the ring, one to talk through, and one to pull rabbits out of if elected."

"All politicians should have 3 hats - one to throw into the ring, one to talk through, and one to pull rabbits out of if elected."

Carl Sandburg, American Poet

Politics, Politicians, Talk

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"People sacrifice the present for the future. But life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can bring us to the here and the now."

"People sacrifice the present for the future. But life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can bring us to the here and the now."

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Mindfulness, Sacrifice, Present, Future, Life

7

"With compassion you can die for other people, like the mother who can die for her child. You have the courage to say it because you are not afraid of losing anything, because you know that understanding and love is the foundation of happiness. But if you have fear of losing your status, your position, you will not have the courage to do it."

"With compassion you can die for other people, like the mother who can die for her child. You have the courage to say it because you are not afraid of losing anything, because you know that understanding and love is the foundation of happiness. But if you have fear of losing your status, your position, you will not have the courage to do it."

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Compassion, Courage, Love, Fear

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"He will bring us all, rich and poor, white and black, to his judgment seat."

"He will bring us all, rich and poor, white and black, to his judgment seat."

Jupiter Hammon, American Poet

Judgment, Poor, Will

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"Fly with a kind heart, a light spirit, and a resilient soul."

"Fly with a kind heart, a light spirit, and a resilient soul."

A. D. Posey, American Poet

Spirit, Kindness, Resilience, Flight

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"'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print. A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't."

"'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print. A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Vanity, Name, Nothing

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"The Odyssey is the story of Americans up to the point where they are well-established, and even so it is detached from the historical side."

"The Odyssey is the story of Americans up to the point where they are well-established, and even so it is detached from the historical side."

Raymond Queneau, French Poet

Politics, Americans

7

"My words are my children. I am eternally grateful to the womb of my mind for conceiving them."

"My words are my children. I am eternally grateful to the womb of my mind for conceiving them."

Munia Khan, Bangladeshi Poet

Art, Word, Creation, Gratitude, Mind

7

"I'm going on a diet. (Crud, I know)I am going to be cranky. I am going to be irritable.I am going to be moody and sad and mean. And, yes, I am going to be hungry. Please don't feed me, even if I try to bite you. Please don't tease me, I may hurt you.Please don't try to encourage me, I may growl and snap at you. Please don't help me, I may blame you for everything aggravating in the known universe. Please don't be offended by my scowl, I cannot smile. But most importantly, please keep your distance until this trial is over to prevent any unnecessary casualties. Thank you for your understanding."

"I'm going on a diet. (Crud, I know)I am going to be cranky. I am going to be irritable.I am going to be moody and sad and mean. And, yes, I am going to be hungry. Please don't feed me, even if I try to bite you. Please don't tease me, I may hurt you.Please don't try to encourage me, I may growl and snap at you. Please don't help me, I may blame you for everything aggravating in the known universe. Please don't be offended by my scowl, I cannot smile. But most importantly, please keep your distance until this trial is over to prevent any unnecessary casualties. Thank you for your understanding."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Endurance, Truth, Happiness, Regret, Power

7

"Your crown has been bought and paid for. Put it on your head and wear it."

"Your crown has been bought and paid for. Put it on your head and wear it."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Empowerment, Courage, Identity, Strength

7

"He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master."

"He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master."

Ben Jonson, English Poet

7

"When you make a bet, you're saying something."

"When you make a bet, you're saying something."

Al Alvarez, English Poet

7

"If the track is tough and the hill is rough, THINKING you can just ain't enough!"

"If the track is tough and the hill is rough, THINKING you can just ain't enough!"

Shel Silverstein, American Poet

7

"Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes."

"Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

7

"Now I see that if one doesn't know how to die, one can hardly know how to live - because deathis a part of life."

"Now I see that if one doesn't know how to die, one can hardly know how to live - because deathis a part of life."

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Life, Death, Meaning, Mortality

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