"Though much is taken, much abides; and thoughWe are not now that strength which in old daysMoved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;One equal temper of heroic hearts,Made weak by time and fate, but strong in willTo strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."
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1996 quotes about poetry
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poetry Quotes
"When no one is looking,I swallow deserts and cloudsand chew on mountainsknowing they are sweet bones!When no one is lookingand I want to kiss God,I just lift my own hand to my mouth."
"Western Hypocricy I laugh at the hypocrisy of this western world that only expects the Muslims and Jews to act more Christian, while they continueto revel in the carnage of their heathen ways."
"Ruminating Poetry A poem should be eaten in one sittingbut regurgitated often like a ruminant's food."
"I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume,For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you."
"Scientifically Proven [10w] Mariah Carey has a brain the size of a walnut."
"Celebrity [10w] Celebrity seeking is like love or war: NO HOLDS BARRED."
"What would the world be, once bereft Of wet and of wildness? Let them be left, O let them be left, wildness and wet; Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet."
"God May Grant Your Wishes Daily [10w] Pray for sunshine at night and moonbeams when you wake."
"Eckhart Tolle for Sociopaths The foundation for all abundance is having more cool shit than your neighbor."
"Of the many forms that silence takes, the most memorable is the dry husk of the cicada."
"Happy the man, and happy he alone,he who can call today his own:he who, secure within, can say,Tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.Be fair or foul, or rain or shinethe joys I have possessed, in spite of fate, are mine.Not Heaven itself, upon the past has power,but what has been, has been, and I have had my hour."
"I know you're tired but come, this is the way."
"Sometimes Magic is What Disappears [10w] + {Couplet} Love's tragic, not ecstatic;with finespun change, disappears the magic."
"The AP Stylebook is Useless {Couplet} I can't abbreviate abbreviation nor know how to initialize an acronym,I can find the contraction for contraction nor the précis for a homonym."
"Invisible Attraction What's invisible to the eye is that as you move towards love,love moves towards you."
"Staring GirlI once knew a girlwho would just stand there and stare.At anyone or anything,she seemed not to careShe'd stare at the ground,She'd stare at the sky.She'd stare at you for hours,and you'd never know why.But after winning the local staring contest,she finally gave her eyesa well-deserved rest."
"Promising vs. Promises A promising life comes from a childhood without broken promises."
"I will soothe you and heal you,I will bring you roses.I too have been covered with thorns."
"It is always betterto avenge dear ones than to indulge in mourning.For every one of us, living in this worldmeans waiting for our end. Let whoever canwin glory before death. When a warrior is gone,that will be his best and only bulwark."