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"The universe is made of stories, not of atoms."

"The universe is made of stories, not of atoms."

Muriel Rukeyser, American Poet

Writing, Atoms, Universe

64

"The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master."

"The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Comfort, Guest, Lust, Poet

64

"Only truthful hands write true poems. I cannot see any basic difference between a handshake and a poem."

"Only truthful hands write true poems. I cannot see any basic difference between a handshake and a poem."

Paul Celan, Romanian Poet

Difference, Poems

64

"Exaggeration is truth that has lost its temper."

"Exaggeration is truth that has lost its temper."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Truth, Exaggeration, Temper, Poet

63

"However and wherever we are, we must live as if we will never die."

"However and wherever we are, we must live as if we will never die."

Nazim Hikmet, Turkish Poet

63

"Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you."

"Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you."

Walt Whitman, American Poet

Optimism, Shadows, Will

62

"Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance."

"Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance."

Saadi, Iranian Poet

Wisdom, Ignorance, May, Order

62

"Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be."

"Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Progress, Lies, Will, Poet

62

"For what can war, but endless war, still breed?"

"For what can war, but endless war, still breed?"

John Milton, English Poet

62

"New York was breaking my concentration and disintegrating my thoughts."

"New York was breaking my concentration and disintegrating my thoughts."

George Murray, Canadian Poet

Thought, Thoughts

61

"You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance."

"You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Generosity, Abundance, Joy, Poet, Khalil Gibran

61

"But love's a malady without a cure."

"But love's a malady without a cure."

John Dryden, English Poet

61

"Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are."

"Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are."

John Dryden, English Poet

61

"Bronze in the mirror of the form, wine of the mind."

"Bronze in the mirror of the form, wine of the mind."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

61

"The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness."

"The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness."

William Blake, English Poet

Forgiveness, Christianity, Glory

61

"What is poetry which does not save nations or people?"

"What is poetry which does not save nations or people?"

Czeslaw Milosz, Polish Poet

Poetry, People, Nations

60

"Poetry is a sort of homecoming."

"Poetry is a sort of homecoming."

Paul Celan, Romanian Poet

60

"Vision without power does bring moral elevation but cannot give a lasting culture."

"Vision without power does bring moral elevation but cannot give a lasting culture."

Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani Poet

Power, Vision, Culture

60

"They succeed, because they think they can."

"They succeed, because they think they can."

Virgil, Roman Poet

Motivational, Succeed

60

"I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it."

"I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Empathy, Courage, Emotion, Humanity

60

"No poet, no artist of any art, has his complete meaning alone. His significance, his appreciation is the appreciation of his relation to the dead poets and artists. You cannot value him alone; you must set him, for contrast and comparison, among the dead."

"No poet, no artist of any art, has his complete meaning alone. His significance, his appreciation is the appreciation of his relation to the dead poets and artists. You cannot value him alone; you must set him, for contrast and comparison, among the dead."

T. S. Eliot, American Poet

Art, Artist, Meaning, Legacy

60

"From the heart of the fountain of delight rises a jet of bitterness that tortures us among the very flowers."

"From the heart of the fountain of delight rises a jet of bitterness that tortures us among the very flowers."

Lucretius, Roman Poet

Heart, Bitterness, Delight, Flowers

59

"Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes."

"Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Danger, Eyes, Man

59

"Oman overall has great animal and plant biodiversity because it has mountains, desert, coastal areas and rich coral reefs."

"Oman overall has great animal and plant biodiversity because it has mountains, desert, coastal areas and rich coral reefs."

Saadi, Iranian Poet

Nature, Mountains

59

"Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth, We are happy when we are growing."

"Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth, We are happy when we are growing."

William Butler Yeats, Irish Poet

Happiness, Growth, Virtue, Pleasure

59

"Nothing is more powerful than custom or habit."

"Nothing is more powerful than custom or habit."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Habit, Custom, Nothing

59

"Ale, man, ale's the stuff to drink for fellows whom it hurts to think."

"Ale, man, ale's the stuff to drink for fellows whom it hurts to think."

A. E. Housman, English Poet

Resilience, Ale, Man

59

"There is no caste in blood."

"There is no caste in blood."

Edwin Arnold, English Poet

59

"Most of the birds of the Old World can be found here, as Oman is on a strategic route for migrating birds."

"Most of the birds of the Old World can be found here, as Oman is on a strategic route for migrating birds."

Saadi, Iranian Poet

Birds, Old, World

59

"Hush! Check those words. Do not cure ill with ill and make your pain still heavier than it is."

"Hush! Check those words. Do not cure ill with ill and make your pain still heavier than it is."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Cure, Pain, Words

59

"Freedom is not given to us by anyone we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice... No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out."

"Freedom is not given to us by anyone we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice... No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out."

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Freedom, Discipline, Mindfulness, Awareness

59

"I hate this wretched willow soul of mine, patiently enduring, plaited or twisted by other hands."

"I hate this wretched willow soul of mine, patiently enduring, plaited or twisted by other hands."

Karin Boye, Swedish Poet

58

"Men would be angels, angels would be gods."

"Men would be angels, angels would be gods."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

Wisdom, Men, Gods, Angels

58

"As it fell upon a day in the merry month of May, sitting in a pleasant shade which a grove of myrtles made."

"As it fell upon a day in the merry month of May, sitting in a pleasant shade which a grove of myrtles made."

Richard Barnfield, English Poet

Relationship, Day, May

58

"Materialism is an identity crisis."

"Materialism is an identity crisis."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Psychology, Materialism, Identity, Crisis, Truth

58

"Most of the evil in this world is done by people with good intentions."

"Most of the evil in this world is done by people with good intentions."

T. S. Eliot, American Poet

Morality, Evil, Cause, Consequence

58

"Had Cain been Scot, God would have changed his doom nor forced him wander, but confine him home."

"Had Cain been Scot, God would have changed his doom nor forced him wander, but confine him home."

John Cleveland, English Poet

58

"My education was the liberty I had to read indiscriminately and all the time, with my eyes hanging out."

"My education was the liberty I had to read indiscriminately and all the time, with my eyes hanging out."

Dylan Thomas, Welsh Poet

Education, Time, Eyes, Liberty

58

"Mountains will go into labour, and a silly little mouse will be born."

"Mountains will go into labour, and a silly little mouse will be born."

Horace, Roman Poet

Mystery, Mountains, Mouse, Silly, Will

58

"Living Life Tomorrow's fate, though thou be wise, Thou canst not tell nor yet surmise; Pass, therefore, not today in vain, For it will never come again."

"Living Life Tomorrow's fate, though thou be wise, Thou canst not tell nor yet surmise; Pass, therefore, not today in vain, For it will never come again."

Omar Khayyam, Persian Poet

Life, Fate, Living, Today

58

"Honour sinks where commerce long prevails."

"Honour sinks where commerce long prevails."

Oliver Goldsmith, Irish Poet

Honor, Commerce

58

"You can never step into the same book twice, because you are different each time you read it."

"You can never step into the same book twice, because you are different each time you read it."

John Barton, Canadian Poet

58

"You'll come to learn a great deal if you study the Insignificant in depth."

"You'll come to learn a great deal if you study the Insignificant in depth."

Odysseus Elytis, Greek Poet

57

"Evidently the arts, all the visual arts, are becoming more democratic in the worst sense of the word."

"Evidently the arts, all the visual arts, are becoming more democratic in the worst sense of the word."

Eugenio Montale, Italian Poet

57

"It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm."

"It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

People, Fear, Laws, Man

57

"It is my mood which decides the weather, it is my mood which brings the tiny changes to humankind."

"It is my mood which decides the weather, it is my mood which brings the tiny changes to humankind."

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

Influence, Mood, Humanity, Change

57

"When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body."

"When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body."

Saadi, Iranian Poet

56

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

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

Thomas Moore, Irish Poet

56

"The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind."

"The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Wisdom, Mind, Poet, Khalil Gibran

56

"Indeed, in view of its function, religion stands in greater need of a rational foundation of its ultimate principles than even the dogmas of science."

"Indeed, in view of its function, religion stands in greater need of a rational foundation of its ultimate principles than even the dogmas of science."

Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani Poet

Religion, Science, Principles

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