Words came out of the womb of matter; And whether a man dispassionately Sees to the core of life Or passionately Sees the surface, The core and the surface Are essentially the same, Words making them seem different . . .
The biggest problem in the world could have been solved when it was small. - Witter Bynner
The biggest problem in the world could have been solved when it was small.
- Witter Bynner
Words came out of the womb of matter; And whether a man dispassionately Sees to the core of life Or passionately Sees the surface, The core and the s… - Witter Bynner
Words came out of the womb of matter; And whether a man dispassionately Sees to the core of life Or passionately Sees the surface, The core and the s…
Existence is beyond the power of words to define: Terms may be used But are none of them absolute. - Witter Bynner
Existence is beyond the power of words to define: Terms may be used But are none of them absolute.
A leader is best when people barely know that he exists. - Witter Bynner
A leader is best when people barely know that he exists.
A man who knows how little he knows is well, a man who knows how much he knows is sick. - Witter Bynner
A man who knows how little he knows is well, a man who knows how much he knows is sick.
I am a miser of my memories of you And will not spend them. - Witter Bynner
I am a miser of my memories of you And will not spend them.
Name me no names for my disease, With uninforming breath; I tell you I am none of these, But homesick unto death —Homesick for hills that I had known… - Witter Bynner
Name me no names for my disease, With uninforming breath; I tell you I am none of these, But homesick unto death —Homesick for hills that I had known…
Caressing reassures lovers that their love endures. - Witter Bynner
Caressing reassures lovers that their love endures.
O, high the happy bosom heaves When love is in the dancer! - Witter Bynner
O, high the happy bosom heaves When love is in the dancer!
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