To the solid ground Of nature trusts the Mind that builds for aye.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of grounding thoughts and creations in the natural world.
William Wordsworth suggests that a mind that seeks to create enduring work should rely on the foundational truths and beauty of nature. This reflects a belief that nature is a source of inspiration and stability, influencing the human experience and the art we produce, allowing our thoughts and creations to have lasting value.
In practice
This quote can be shared in a discussion about the influence of nature on creativity.
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By all means sometimes be alone; salute thyself; see what thy soul doth wear; dare to look in thy chest; and tumble up and down what thou findest there.
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Books are yours, Within whose silent chambers treasure lies Preserved from age to age; more precious far Than that accumulated store of gold And orient gems, which, for a day of need, The Sultan hides deep in ancestral tombs. These hoards of truth you can unlock at will.
The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Little we see in Nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon! The Sea that bares her bosom to the moon; The winds that will be howling at all hours, And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers; For this, for everything, we are out of tune.
Shalt show us how divine a thing A woman may be made.
What peace can they have who are not at peace with God?
The law discovers the disease, and the gospel the physician.
Philanthropy can be integrated into business. I believe strongly that companies can be incredible agents of good in the world.
If smallness was fortune, then I had come across a treasure, infinitesimal and beyond value. I felt lucky. You had to decide what was estimable and precious in your life and set out to find it. The objects you valued defined you.
It would be foolish to suggest that government is a good custodian of aesthetic goals. But, there is no alternative to the state.
Place is security, space is freedom.
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