Quote #176
Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop Than when we soar.
More from William Wordsworth
- The good die first, And they whose hearts are dry as summer dust Burn to the socket.
- Wrongs unredressed, or insults unavenged.
- The imperfect offices of prayer and praise.
- The intellectual power, through words and things, Went sounding on, a dim and perilous way!
- Strongest minds Are often those of whom the noisy world Hears least.
- Society became my glittering bride.
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