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Poets"Poetry is the language of the soul, a way to share the inmost feelings and thoughts of the heart." This is a view shared by lots of poets throughout history, who have actually used their words to record the elegance of life as well as the power of the human spirit. From William Wordsworth to Maya Angelou, these poets have influenced generations with their words of knowledge as well as understanding. Here are several of one of the most motivating quotes from these wonderful poets, using understanding into the power of poetry as well as the charm of life.
Small: Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible
Marion C. Garretty
"Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible"
Marion C. Garretty, Poet
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Small: Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing
Euripides
"Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing"
Euripides, Poet
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Small: Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark
Rabindranath Tagore
"Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark"
Rabindranath Tagore, Poet
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Small: He is not a lover who does not love forever
Euripides
"He is not a lover who does not love forever"
Euripides, Poet
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Small: A beautiful face is a mute recommendation
Publilius Syrus
"A beautiful face is a mute recommendation"
Publilius Syrus, Poet
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Small: The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
"The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions"
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Poet
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Small: On every thorn, delightful wisdom grows, In every rill a sweet instruction flows
Edward Young
"On every thorn, delightful wisdom grows, In every rill a sweet instruction flows"
Edward Young, Poet
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Small: Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table
W. H. Auden
"Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table"
W. H. Auden, Poet
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Small: Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor
Euripides
"Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor"
Euripides, Poet
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Small: Be wise with speed a fool at forty is a fool indeed
Edward Young
"Be wise with speed; a fool at forty is a fool indeed"
Edward Young, Poet
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Small: Life loves the liver of it
Maya Angelou
"Life loves the liver of it"
Maya Angelou, Poet
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Small: The eyes have one language everywhere
George Herbert
"The eyes have one language everywhere"
George Herbert, Poet
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Small: A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost
Marion C. Garretty
"A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost"
Marion C. Garretty, Poet
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Small: When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language
John Donne
"When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language"
John Donne, Poet
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Small: A thousand years may scare form a state. An hour may lay it in ruins
Lord Byron
"A thousand years may scare form a state. An hour may lay it in ruins"
Lord Byron, Poet
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Small: Everything beautiful has its moment and then passes away
"Everything beautiful has its moment and then passes away"
Luis Cernuda, Poet
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Small: A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread
George Herbert
"A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread"
George Herbert, Poet
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Small: A community is like a ship everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm
Henrik Ibsen
"A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
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Small: Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them
Publilius Syrus
"Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them"
Publilius Syrus, Poet
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Small: Safe, for a child, is his fathers hand, holding him tight
Marion C. Garretty
"Safe, for a child, is his father's hand, holding him tight"
Marion C. Garretty, Poet
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Small: Men are the sport of circumstances when it seems circumstances are the sport of men
Lord Byron
"Men are the sport of circumstances when it seems circumstances are the sport of men"
Lord Byron, Poet
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Small: If your heart is a volcano, how shall you expect flowers to bloom?
Kahlil Gibran
"If your heart is a volcano, how shall you expect flowers to bloom?"
Kahlil Gibran, Poet
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Small: There is no such thing as pure pleasure some anxiety always goes with it
Ovid
"There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it"
Ovid, Poet
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Small: Silence does not always mark wisdom
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"Silence does not always mark wisdom"
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poet
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Small: We do not remember days, we remember moments
"We do not remember days, we remember moments"
Cesare Pavese, Poet
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Small: Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it
"Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it"
Jean Antoine Petit-Senn, Poet
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Small: The man is happiest who lives from day to day and asks no more, garnering the simple goodness of life
Euripides
"The man is happiest who lives from day to day and asks no more, garnering the simple goodness of life"
Euripides, Poet
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Small: No man is happy who does not think himself so
Publilius Syrus
"No man is happy who does not think himself so"
Publilius Syrus, Poet
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Small: But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
"But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold"
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Poet
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Small: And all may do what has by man been done
Edward Young
"And all may do what has by man been done"
Edward Young, Poet
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