Heart, we will forget him, You and I, tonight! You must forget the warmth he gave, I will forget the light.
Emily DickinsonRead
I must go in, the fog is rising.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote suggests a transition or change that is both inevitable and introspective.
Emily Dickinson's quote 'I must go in, the fog is rising' reflects a moment of contemplation and the necessity of embracing change. The fog symbolizes uncertainty and the unknown, indicating that as we navigate through life's complexities, we often must retreat inwardly to find clarity or meaning, confronting the obscured paths that lie ahead.
Themes
FogChangeIntrospectionUncertaintyTransition
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a speech about personal growth during challenging times.
More from Emily Dickinson
All quotes βI held a jewel in my fingers And went to sleep. The day was warm, and winds were prosy; I said: "'T will keep." I woke and chid my honest fingers,β The gem was gone; And now an amethyst remembrance Is all I own.
Emily DickinsonRead
I'll tell you how the sun rose, a ribbon at a time. The steeples swam in amethyst, The news like squirrels ran. The hills untied their bonnets, The bobolinks begun. Then I said softly to myself, "That must have been the sun!
Emily DickinsonRead
My best Acquaintances are those With Whom I spoke no Word
Emily DickinsonRead
This is the Hour of Lead- Remembered, if outlived, As freezing persons, recollect the Snow- First-Chill-then Stupor- then the letting go---
Emily DickinsonRead
Luck is not chance, it's toil; fortune's expensive smile is earned.
Emily DickinsonRead
Similar quotes
I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human being, first and foremost, and as such I'm for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.
Malcolm XRead
All action is for the sake of some end; and rules of action, it seems natural to suppose, must take their whole character and color from the end to which they are subservient.
John Stuart MillRead
Good works do not make a good man, but a good man does good works.
Martin LutherRead
If I am virtuous and worthy, for whom should I not maintain a proper concern?
ConfuciusRead
The yogi cannot be afraid to die, because he has brought life to every cell of his body. We are afraid to die, because we are afraid we have not lived. The yogi has lived.
B.K.S. IyengarRead
We are afraid of the enormity of the possible.
Emile M. CioranRead