Occupation: Poet Birth: January 6, 1883 Death: April 10, 1931
He was gentle, like a man mindful of his own strength. In my dreams I beheld the kings of the earth standing in awe in His presence..
Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother..
It was in my heart to help a little because I was helped much..
Poetry is not the opinion stated. It is a song that appears instead of a bloody wound or a smiling mouth..
Oh, Lord God, have mercy on me and mend my broken wings..
Wisdom stands at the turn in the road and calls upon us publicly, but we consider it false and despise its adherents..
To barter and lose is better than not to go forth..
How narrow is the vision that exalts the busyness of the ant above the singing of the grasshopper..
The truly great man is he who would master no one, and who would be mastered by none..
If I accept the sunshine and warmth, then I must also accept the thunder and lightning..
The power to Love is God's greatest gift to man, For it never will be taken from the Blessed one who loves..
The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose..
A root is a flower that disdains fame..
What of the old serpent who cannot shed his skin, and calls all others naked and shameless?.
Wit is often a mask. If you tear it you will find either genius irritated or cleverness juggling..
Let ignorance reproduce itself until it is weary of its own offspring..
If we were to all sit in a circle and confess our sins, we would laugh at each other for lack of originality..
Work is love made visable..
For life goes not backward, nor tarries with yesterday..
At ebb tide I wrote a line upon the sand, and gave it all my heart and all my soul. At flood tide I returned to read what I had inscribed and found m….
I would tell you more of Him, but how shall I? When love becomes vast love becomes wordless. And when memory is overladen it seeks the silent deep..