From John Keats: “Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheardAre sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on.”
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Quote of the day 08/04/25
From John Keats: Life is but a day;A fragile dew-drop on its perilous wayFrom a tree’s summit.
Quote of the day 07/29/25
From John Donne: “All mankind is of one author, and is one volume; when one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language; and every chapter must be so translated… As therefore the bell that rings to a sermon, calls not upon the preacher only, butContinue reading “Quote of the day 07/29/25”
Quote of the day 07/28/25
From John Donne: “That soul that can reflect upon itself, consider itself, is more than so.”
Quote of the day 07/27/25
From John Donne: “He that desires to print a book should much more desire to be a book.”
Quote of the day 07/26/25
From John Donne: “Reason is our soul’s left hand, Faith her right,By these we reach divinity”
Quote of the day 07/25/25
From John Donne: “To know and feel all this and not have the words to express it makes a human a grave of his own thoughts.”
Quote of the day 07/23/25
From John Donne: “Be thine own palace, or the world’s thy jail.”
Quote of the day 07/11/25
From Basho: “Real poetry is to lead a beautiful life. To live poetry is better than to write it.”
Quote of the day 07/10/25
From Basho: “Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise; seek what they sought.”
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