And I never started to plow in my life That some one did not stop in the road And take me away to a dance or picnic. I ended up with forty acres; I ended up with a broken fiddle— And a broken laugh, and a thousand memories, And not a single regret.
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?
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.
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…
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.
There is no marriage in Heaven, but there is love. - Edgar Lee Masters
There is no marriage in Heaven, but there is love.
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…
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…
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