Me this uncharted freedom tires; I feel the weight of chance desires, My hopes no more must change their name, I long for a repose that ever is the same.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a longing for stability and predictability in life, contrasting it with the burdens of unfulfilled desires.
William Wordsworth's quote reflects a deep yearning for a sense of peace and permanence in life, contrasting the daunting nature of uncharted freedom and the weight of unfulfilled desires. The speaker acknowledges the exhaustion that comes from navigating life's uncertainties and expresses a desire for rest and continuity, suggesting that the pursuit of change can sometimes become overwhelming, leading to a longing for a state of unchanging tranquility.
In practice
This quote could be used in a discussion about the challenges of pursuing one's dreams while feeling the pressures of life.
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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.
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.
We live in oppressive times. We have, as a nation, become our own thought police; but instead of calling the process by which we limit our expression of dissent and wonder ‘censorship,’ we call it ‘concern for commercial viability.
We stole countries with the cunning use of flags. Just sail around the world and stick a flag in. "I claim India for Britain!" They're going "You can't claim us, we live here! Five hundred million of us!" "Do you have a flag …? "No..." "Well, if you don't have a flag, then you can't have a country. Those are the rules... that I just made up!
I’m not sentimental about anything. Life flows by, and you flow with it or you don’t. Move on and move out.
It's always easier for people to face backward than to face forward.
The law is a gun, which if it misses a pigeon always kills a crow; if it does not strike the guilty, it hits someone else. As every crime creates a law, so in turn every law creates a crime.
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