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"All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly, until they take root in our personal experience."

"All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly, until they take root in our personal experience."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

Philosophy, Wisdom, Thought, Honesty, Experience

20

"Classical music is the best, and cheapest, mind-altering drug in the world."

"Classical music is the best, and cheapest, mind-altering drug in the world."

Kamand Kojouri, Iranian Poet

Art, Music, Mind, Emotion

20

"Fame is the thirst of youth."

"Fame is the thirst of youth."

Lord Byron, British Poet

20

"While practicing mindfulness, don't be dominated by the distinction between good and evil, thus creating a battle within oneself."

"While practicing mindfulness, don't be dominated by the distinction between good and evil, thus creating a battle within oneself."

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Mindfulness, Balance, Acceptance, Philosophy

20

"The whole competition thing disturbs me. Not that I wasn't a part of it when I first started."

"The whole competition thing disturbs me. Not that I wasn't a part of it when I first started."

George Murray, Canadian Poet

Competition, First

20

"One of the most radical and revolutionary things you can do is grow your own food and eat from the land."

"One of the most radical and revolutionary things you can do is grow your own food and eat from the land."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Growth, Truth, Wisdom, Life, Power

20

"When we oppose oppression, we lift our hands from the collective reins that empower such oppression."

"When we oppose oppression, we lift our hands from the collective reins that empower such oppression."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Oppression, Truth, Power, Inspirational, Wisdom

20

"The conflicts we have with the outside world are often conflicts we have within ourselves."

"The conflicts we have with the outside world are often conflicts we have within ourselves."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Conflict, Truth, Wisdom, Power

20

"All goes onward and outward, nothing collapses, And to die is different from what any one supposed, and luckier."

"All goes onward and outward, nothing collapses, And to die is different from what any one supposed, and luckier."

Walt Whitman, American Poet

Life, Death, Change, Observation

20

"The peace of the man who has foresworn the use of the bullet seems to me not quite peace but a canting impotence."

"The peace of the man who has foresworn the use of the bullet seems to me not quite peace but a canting impotence."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Peace, Man, Choice

20

"WE two boys together clinging,One the other never leaving,Up and down the roads going, North and South excursions making,Power enjoying, elbows stretching, fingers clutching,Arm'd and fearless, eating, drinking, sleeping, loving.No law less than ourselves owning, sailing, soldiering, thieving,threatening,Misers, menials, priests alarming, air breathing, water drinking, onthe turf or the sea-beach dancing,Cities wrenching, ease scorning, statutes mocking, feeblenesschasing,Fulfilling our foray."

"WE two boys together clinging,One the other never leaving,Up and down the roads going, North and South excursions making,Power enjoying, elbows stretching, fingers clutching,Arm'd and fearless, eating, drinking, sleeping, loving.No law less than ourselves owning, sailing, soldiering, thieving,threatening,Misers, menials, priests alarming, air breathing, water drinking, onthe turf or the sea-beach dancing,Cities wrenching, ease scorning, statutes mocking, feeblenesschasing,Fulfilling our foray."

Walt Whitman, American Poet

Brotherhood, Freedom, Adventure, Love, Strength

20

"Life is an incurable disease."

"Life is an incurable disease."

Abraham Cowley, English Poet

20

"He who would not be idle, let him fall in love."

"He who would not be idle, let him fall in love."

Ovid, Roman Poet

20

"I have learned that to be with those I like is enough."

"I have learned that to be with those I like is enough."

Walt Whitman, American Poet

Contentment, Love, Companionship, Joy

20

"Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same - hardihood. Give them raw truth."

"Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same - hardihood. Give them raw truth."

John Jay Chapman, American Poet

Politics, Life, Truth, America

20

"The worm doth woo the mortal, death claims a living bride, Night unto day is married, morn unto eventide, Earth a merry damsel, and heaven a knight so true,And Earth is quite coquettish, and beseemeth in vain to sue."

"The worm doth woo the mortal, death claims a living bride, Night unto day is married, morn unto eventide, Earth a merry damsel, and heaven a knight so true,And Earth is quite coquettish, and beseemeth in vain to sue."

Emily Dickinson, American Poet

Mythology, Nature, Marriage, Death, Life

20

"Science does not know its debt to imagination."

"Science does not know its debt to imagination."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Imagination, Science, Debt

20

"In the woods, we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life, - no disgrace, no calamity, (leaving me my eyes,) which nature cannot repair."

"In the woods, we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life, - no disgrace, no calamity, (leaving me my eyes,) which nature cannot repair."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Nature, Reason, Faith, Disgrace, Calamity

20

"The joy of working at something to find out what it means to me is what I grew up with."

"The joy of working at something to find out what it means to me is what I grew up with."

Rita Dove, American Poet

19

"Learn from the ants- how a tiny heart is big enough to love, help and care about another living existence."

"Learn from the ants- how a tiny heart is big enough to love, help and care about another living existence."

Munia Khan, Bangladeshi Poet

Compassion, Love, Help, Care, Heart

19

"Wars are made to make debt."

"Wars are made to make debt."

Ezra Pound, American Poet

19

"Poetry must be made by all and not by one."

"Poetry must be made by all and not by one."

Comte de Lautreamont, French Poet

19

"Even the smallest tender mercy can bring peace when recognized and appreciated."

"Even the smallest tender mercy can bring peace when recognized and appreciated."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Mercy, Happiness, Truth, Inspirational, Life

19

"See mirror, every time you will miss me and look deeper into your eyes till you will find me."

"See mirror, every time you will miss me and look deeper into your eyes till you will find me."

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

Love, Memory, Reflection, Absence

19

"Fairest and best adorned is she Whose clothing is humility."

"Fairest and best adorned is she Whose clothing is humility."

James Montgomery, British Poet

19

"Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher."

"Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher."

William Wordsworth, English Poet

19

"What I write is not for little girls."

"What I write is not for little girls."

Theophile Gautier, French Poet

Audience, Girls

19

"When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid."

"When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid."

Audre Lorde, American Poet

Strength, Vision, Service

19

"Maybe love isn't meant to be bliss never-ending. Maybe love is unwavering support and befriending."

"Maybe love isn't meant to be bliss never-ending. Maybe love is unwavering support and befriending."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Support, Love, Truth, Happiness, Power

19

"Washington shows the Negro not only at his best, but also at his worst."

"Washington shows the Negro not only at his best, but also at his worst."

James Weldon Johnson, American Poet

Racism, Washington

19

"Human is a suffered mind but an enlightened soul."

"Human is a suffered mind but an enlightened soul."

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

Spiritual, Mind, Soul, Suffering, Enlightenment

19

"When you release yourself from the need for approval and control you can stop punishing yourself and others."

"When you release yourself from the need for approval and control you can stop punishing yourself and others."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Approval, Truth, Happiness, Power, Wisdom

19

"A winner smiles and a looser cries. The God looks at them and says,'Sorry, guys!"

"A winner smiles and a looser cries. The God looks at them and says,'Sorry, guys!"

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

Fate, Humor, God, Life

19

"The revolution in Russia was victorious with the help of the poor peasants. This should always be borne in mind here in Western Europe and all the world over. But the workers in Western Europe stand alone: this should never be forgotten in Russia."

"The revolution in Russia was victorious with the help of the poor peasants. This should always be borne in mind here in Western Europe and all the world over. But the workers in Western Europe stand alone: this should never be forgotten in Russia."

Herman Gorter, Dutch Poet

Politics, Europe, Revolution, Help, Mind

19

"But it is the province of religion, of philosophy, of pure poetry only, to go beyond life, beyond time, into eternity."

"But it is the province of religion, of philosophy, of pure poetry only, to go beyond life, beyond time, into eternity."

Alfred de Vigny, French Poet

Poetry, Life, Religion, Time

19

"It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with."

"It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with."

Henry Van Dyke, American Poet

Agreeable, Rivers

19

"The only things that the United States has given to the world are skyscrapers, jazz, and cocktails. That is all. And in Cuba, in our America, they make much better cocktails."

"The only things that the United States has given to the world are skyscrapers, jazz, and cocktails. That is all. And in Cuba, in our America, they make much better cocktails."

Federico Garcia Lorca, Spanish Poet

Nationalism, America, Jazz, States, United

19

"I'm afraid we live at the mercy of a power, maybe a God, without mercy. And yet we find it, as I have, from others."

"I'm afraid we live at the mercy of a power, maybe a God, without mercy. And yet we find it, as I have, from others."

Philip Levine, American Poet

God, Power, Mercy

19

"We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment."

"We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment."

Hilaire Belloc, English Poet

Travel, Fulfillment

19

"Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness."

"Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness."

Don Marquis, American Poet

Happiness, Unhappiness

19

"If it were possible to cure evils by lamentation and to raise the dead with tears, then gold would be a less valuable thing than weeping."

"If it were possible to cure evils by lamentation and to raise the dead with tears, then gold would be a less valuable thing than weeping."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Cure, Gold, Tears, Weeping

19

"I never joined the army for patriotic reasons."

"I never joined the army for patriotic reasons."

Isaac Rosenberg, English Poet

19

"I pick my favourite quotations and store them in my mind as ready armour, offensive or defensive, amid the struggle of this turbulent existence."

"I pick my favourite quotations and store them in my mind as ready armour, offensive or defensive, amid the struggle of this turbulent existence."

Robert Burns, Scottish Poet

Existence, Mind, Quotations, Struggle

19

"Do not gain basely; base gain is equal to ruin."

"Do not gain basely; base gain is equal to ruin."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

19

"War is like love; it always finds a way."

"War is like love; it always finds a way."

Bertolt Brecht, German Poet

19

"Do what you can to help people but have the wisdom to accept your limits."

"Do what you can to help people but have the wisdom to accept your limits."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Limit, Wisdom, Truth, Life, Power

19

"I have two luxuries to brood over in my walks, your loveliness and the hour of my death. O that I could have possession of them both in the same minute."

"I have two luxuries to brood over in my walks, your loveliness and the hour of my death. O that I could have possession of them both in the same minute."

John Keats, English Poet

Death, Possession

19

"Acquisition means life to miserable mortals."

"Acquisition means life to miserable mortals."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

19

"The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess."

"The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess."

Menander, Greek Poet

Beginning, Evil, Excess, Goodness

19

"Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals; love, an abject intercourse between tyrants and slaves."

"Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals; love, an abject intercourse between tyrants and slaves."

Oliver Goldsmith, Irish Poet

Friendship, Love, Commerce

19

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