“To begin, begin.”
“The child is father of the man.”
“Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.”
“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.”
“Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.”
“Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.”
“The world is too much with us; late and soon, getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.”
“The best portion of a good man’s life: his little, nameless unremembered acts of kindness and love.”
“With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things.”
“Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.”