William Wordsworth Quotes

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  That best portion of a man's life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.

  William Wordsworth

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey" l. 34 (1798)

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  Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present, to live better in the future.

  William Wordsworth

  Life, Future, Past

  Speech by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Credit Unions, www.gov.uk. June 30, 2010.

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  Strongest minds are often those whom the noisy world hears least.

  William Wordsworth

  War, Mind, World

  William Wordsworth (1854). “The Complete Poetical Works of William Wordsworth”, p.554

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• Come grow old with me. The best is yet to be.

  William Wordsworth

  I Love You, Birthday, Marriage

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• Memories... images and precious thoughts that shall not die and cannot be destroyed.

  William Wordsworth

  Death, Memories, Headstone

  William Wordsworth (1854). “The Complete Poetical Works of William Wordsworth”, p.615

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• How many undervalue the power of simplicity ! But it is the real key to the heart.

  William Wordsworth

  Art, Real, Power

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• Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.

  William Wordsworth

  Love, Nature, Betrayal

  William Wordsworth (1985). “William Wordsworth: The Pedlar, Tintern Abbey, the Two-Part Prelude”, p.39, Cambridge University Press

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• And suddenly all your troubles melt away, all your worries are gone, and it is for no reason other than the look in your partner's eyes. Yes, sometimes life and love really is that simple.

  William Wordsworth

  Life And Love, Eye, Romantic Love

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• The education of circumstances is superior to that of tuition.

  William Wordsworth

  Inspirational, Motivation, Experience

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  Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.

  William Wordsworth

  Powerful, Poetry, Feelings

  Lyrical Ballads 2nd ed., preface (1802) See Dorothy Parker 24

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• Wild is the music of autumnal winds Amongst the faded woods.

  William Wordsworth

  Autumn, Wind, Woods

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• The flower that smells the sweetest is shy and lowly.

  William Wordsworth

  Flower, Smell, Shy

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• Serene will be our days, and bright and happy will our nature be, when love is an unerring light, and joy its own security.

  William Wordsworth

  Uplifting, Love Is, Light

  William Wordsworth (1837). “The Complete Poetical Works of William Wordsworth: Together with a Description of the Country of the Lakes in the North of England, Now First Published with His Works ...”, p.368

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• Write to me frequently & the longest letters possible; never mind whether you have facts or no to communicate; fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.

  William Wordsworth

  Writing, Heart, Breathing

  William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth, Ernest De Selincourt, Alan G. Hill, Chester Linn Shaver (1967). “The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: Volume VIII. A Supplement of New Letters”, p.51, Oxford University Press on Demand

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• Let Nature be your teacher

  William Wordsworth

  Teacher, Nature, Science

  William Wordsworth (1837). “The Complete Poetical Works of William Wordsworth: Together with a Description of the Country of the Lakes in the North of England, Now First Published with His Works ...”, p.337

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• All that we behold is full of blessings.

  William Wordsworth

  Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Kids

  William Wordsworth (2016). “Wordsworth: 'Daffodils' and Other Poems”, p.14, Michael O'Mara Books

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• We have within ourselves Enough to fill the present day with joy, And overspread the future years with hope.

  William Wordsworth

  Years, Joy, Enough

  William Wordsworth (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of William Wordsworth (Illustrated)”, p.2094, Delphi Classics

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• The mind that is wise mourns less for what age takes away; than what it leaves behind.

  William Wordsworth

  Birthday, Wise, Time

  William Wordsworth, “Fountain, The: A Conversation”

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• Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.

  William Wordsworth

  Positive, Weed, Wisdom

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• We live by Admiration, Hope, and Love;
  And, even as these are well and wisely fixed,
  In dignity of being we ascend.

  William Wordsworth

  Life, And Love, Dignity

  William Wordsworth (1847). “The Poems of William Wordsworth”, p.482

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• Through love, through hope, and faith's transcendent dower,
  We feel that we are greater than we know.

  William Wordsworth

  Faith, Greatness, Transcendence

  'The River Duddon' (1820) st. 34 'After-Thought'

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• Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.

  William Wordsworth

  Life, Beauty, Beautiful

  William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth, Ernest De Selincourt, Alan G. Hill, Chester Linn Shaver (1967). “The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: Volume VIII. A Supplement of New Letters”, p.51, Oxford University Press on Demand

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• Be mild, and cleave to gentle things, thy glory and thy happiness be there.

  William Wordsworth

  Glory, Gentle

  William Wordsworth (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of William Wordsworth (Illustrated)”, p.2096, Delphi Classics

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• Neither evil tongues, rash judgments, nor the sneers of selfish men, nor greetings where no kindness is, nor all the dreary intercourse of daily life, shall ever prevail against us.

  William Wordsworth

  Life, Perseverance, Kindness

  William Wordsworth (2012). “William Wordsworth: Everyman's Poetry”, p.49, Hachette UK

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• With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things.

  William Wordsworth

  Life, Business, Eye

  "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey" l. 46 (1798)

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