The mind sees the world as a thing apart, And the soul makes the world at one with itself. A mirror scratched reflects no image— And this is the silence of wisdom.
the much-sought prize of eternal youth Is just arrested growth. - Edgar Lee Masters
the much-sought prize of eternal youth Is just arrested growth.
- Edgar Lee Masters
I have known the silence of the stars and of the sea. And the silence of the city when it pauses, And the silence of a man and a maid, And the silenc… - Edgar Lee Masters
I have known the silence of the stars and of the sea. And the silence of the city when it pauses, And the silence of a man and a maid, And the silenc…
How shall the soul of a man be larger than the life he has lived? - Edgar Lee Masters
How shall the soul of a man be larger than the life he has lived?
Immortality is not a gift, Immortality is an achievement; And only those who strive mightily Shall possess it. - Edgar Lee Masters
Immortality is not a gift, Immortality is an achievement; And only those who strive mightily Shall possess it.
To put meaning in one's life may end in madness, But life without meaning is the torture Of restlessness and vague desire-It is a boat longing for th… - Edgar Lee Masters
To put meaning in one's life may end in madness, But life without meaning is the torture Of restlessness and vague desire-It is a boat longing for th…
There is no marriage in Heaven, but there is love. - Edgar Lee Masters
There is no marriage in Heaven, but there is love.
A giant as we hoped, in truth, a dwarf; A barrel of slop that shines on Lethe's wharf', Which at first seemed a vessel with sweet wine For thirsty li… - Edgar Lee Masters
A giant as we hoped, in truth, a dwarf; A barrel of slop that shines on Lethe's wharf', Which at first seemed a vessel with sweet wine For thirsty li…
Did I follow Truth wherever she led, And stand against the whole world for a cause, And uphold the weak against the strong? If I did I would be remem… - Edgar Lee Masters
Did I follow Truth wherever she led, And stand against the whole world for a cause, And uphold the weak against the strong? If I did I would be remem…
The tongue may be an unruly member-- But silence poisons the soul. - Edgar Lee Masters
The tongue may be an unruly member-- But silence poisons the soul.
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