Occupation: Poet Birth: May 31, 1819 Death: March 26, 1892
I have learned that to be with those I like is enough..
Be curious, not judgmental..
I and this mystery, here we stand..
What is that you express in your eyes? It seems to me more than all the print I have read in my life..
I exist as I am, that is enough..
I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself become the wounded person..
As for me, I know nothing else but miracles, Whether I walk the streets of Manhattan, Or dart my sight over the roofs of houses toward the sky, ….
Re-examine all that you have been told... dismiss that which insults your soul..
The truth is simple. If it was complicated, everyone would understand it..
Either define the moment or the moment will define you..
When one reaches out to help another he touches the face of God..
Those who love each other shall become invincible..
This is what you should do: love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid and craz….
Do anything, but let it produce joy..
The earth is rude, silent, incomprehensible at first; Be not discouraged - keep on - there are divine things, well envelop'd; I swear to you there ar….
Every hour of every day is an unspeakably perfect miracle..
Dismiss whatever insults your soul..
We were together. I forget the rest..
I swear to you, there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell.
These are the days that must happen to you..
Resist much, obey little..