Home » William Wordsworth William Wordsworth William Wordsworth 1 When from our better selves we have too long been parted by the hurrying world, and droop. Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired, how gracious, how benign is solitude. William Wordsworth Business, World, Tired Add to Collection 2 Golf is a day spent in a round of strenuous idleness. William Wordsworth Sports, Day, Golf Add to Collection 3 The mind that is wise mourns less for what age takes away; than what it leaves behind. William Wordsworth Age, Wise, mind Add to Collection 4 The human mind is capable of excitement without the application of gross and violent stimulants; and he must have a very faint perception of its beauty and dignity who does not know this. William Wordsworth Beauty, Perception, mind Add to Collection 5 The world is too much with us; late and soon, getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Little we see in Nature that is ours. William Wordsworth Nature, World, Too Much Add to Collection 6 A multitude of causes unknown to former times are now acting with a combined force to blunt the discriminating powers of the mind, and unfitting it for all voluntary exertion to reduce it to a state of almost savage torpor. William Wordsworth mind, Acting, Unknown Add to Collection 7 Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers. William Wordsworth Power, Waste, Getting Add to Collection 8 Faith is a passionate intuition. William Wordsworth Faith, Passionate, Intuition Add to Collection 9 The things which I have seen I now can see no more. William Wordsworth Now, See Add to Collection 10 How does the Meadow flower its bloom unfold? Because the lovely little flower is free down to its root, and in that freedom bold. William Wordsworth Flower, Freedom, Free Add to Collection 11 One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil and of good, Than all the sages can. William Wordsworth Good, Man, Evil Add to Collection 12 Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them. William Wordsworth Art, Walls, Pictures Add to Collection 13 In modern business it is not the crook who is to be feared most, it is the honest man who doesn't know what he is doing. William Wordsworth Business, Man, Doing Add to Collection 14 For I have learned to look on nature, not as in the hour of thoughtless youth, but hearing oftentimes the still, sad music of humanity. William Wordsworth Music, Nature, Sad Add to Collection 15 Rapine, avarice, expense, This is idolatry; and these we adore; Plain living and high thinking are no more. William Wordsworth Thinking, Living, High Add to Collection 16 But an old age serene and bright, and lovely as a Lapland night, shall lead thee to thy grave. William Wordsworth Age, Old Age, Night Add to Collection 17 Not without hope we suffer and we mourn. William Wordsworth Hope, Sympathy, Suffer Add to Collection 18 To begin, begin. William Wordsworth Motivational, Begin Add to Collection 19 The ocean is a mighty harmonist. William Wordsworth Nature, Ocean, Mighty Add to Collection 20 With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things. William Wordsworth Life, Deep, Power Add to Collection 21 I listened, motionless and still; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in my heart I bore, Long after it was heard no more. William Wordsworth Music, Heart, Long Add to Collection 22 Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. William Wordsworth Communication, Heart, Paper Add to Collection 23 Suffering is permanent, obscure and dark, And shares the nature of infinity. William Wordsworth Nature, Suffering, Dark Add to Collection 24 What is pride? A rocket that emulates the stars. William Wordsworth Stars, Attitude, Pride Add to Collection 1 2 next › last »
