What did William Wordsworth mean by: Great men have been among us; hands that penn’d And tongues that utter’d wisdom–better none William Wordsworth Poet · England Copy
+ Stop thinking for once in your life! Author, September 11, 2023January 2, 2025, William Wordsworth, Clarity, Freedom, Reflection, 0 William Wordsworth Poet · England
+ Wild is the music of autumnal winds Amongst the faded woods. Author, June 22, 2023January 2, 2025, William Wordsworth, Music, Nature, Seasons, 0 William Wordsworth Poet · England
+ Everything is tedious when one does not read with the feeling of the Author. Author, December 14, 2023December 29, 2024, William Wordsworth, Empathy, Interpretation, Understanding, 0 William Wordsworth Poet · England
+ Give all thou canst; high Heaven rejects the lore of nicely-caluculated less or more. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, William Wordsworth, Generosity, Rejection, Virtue, 0 William Wordsworth Poet · England
+ And he is oft the wisest manWho is not wise at all. Author, June 5, 2023January 2, 2025, William Wordsworth, Paradox, Perception, Wisdom, 0 William Wordsworth Poet · England
+ But an old age serene and bright, and lovely as a Lapland night, shall lead thee to thy grave. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, William Wordsworth, Beauty, Mortality, Serenity, 0 William Wordsworth Poet · England
+ Poetry is the first and last of all knowledge – it is as immortal as the heart of man. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, William Wordsworth, Heart, Immortality, Knowledge, 0 William Wordsworth Poet · England
+ Look at the fate of summer flowers, which blow at daybreak, droop ere even-song. Author, December 14, 2023December 29, 2024, William Wordsworth, Beauty, Nature, Transience, 0 William Wordsworth Poet · England
The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
There are truths which one can only say after having won the right to say them. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The constancy of the wise is only the art of keeping disquietude to one’s self. Read explanation François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
Numberless arts appear foolish whose secret motives are most wise and weighty. Read explanation François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France