William Wordsworth Quotes

I don't want our youth to become anti-romantic. We have to make room for the soul.

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.

O world, thou choosest not the better part! It is not wisdom to be only wise, And on the inward vision close the eyes, But it is wisdom to believe the heart. Columbus found a world, and had no chart, Save one that faith deciphered in the skies; To trust the soul's invincible surmise Was all his science and his only art.

Faith comes out of the heart not the head.

We ought not to raise expectations which it is not in our power to satisfy.-It is more pleasing to see smoke brightening into flame, than flame sinking into smoke.

A soul,--a spark of the never-dying flame that separates man from all the other beings of earth.

This is that eloquence the ancients represented as lightning, bearing down every opposer; this the power which has turned whole assemblies into astonishment, admiration and awe- - that is described by the torrent, the flame, and every other instance of irresistible impetuosity.

Silence is like a flame, you see?

Love will fan the flame, and that flame will warm the heart that's waiting.

In short, there are mysteries of science and of soul that will never be understood no matter how hard we measure, no matter how strongly we believe, no matter how deep our think tanks and how high our aspirations. But as anyone will tell you—for we all know this within our hearts—the impossible happens and grand cosmic mysteries are solved on a regular basis, although most of the time the solutions lead to even greater mysteries.

The law, instead of cleansing the heart from sin, doth revive it, put strength into, and increase it in the soul, even as it doth discover and forbid it, for it doth not give power to subdue.

Do not lose hope — what you seek will be found. Trust ghosts. Trust those that you have helped to help you in their turn. Trust dreams. Trust your heart, and trust your story. (from 'Instructions')

As for me, I am mean: that means that I need the suffering of others to exist. A flame. A flame in their hearts. When I am all alone, I am extinguished.

I say, I believe, that one must love with all of one's being.

For the Soul of France is masterful history, brilliantly researched, and hard to put down.

I looked around, counting the competition. Sixteen. To win, all I had to do was incapacitate each one, place my hand over their hearts and turn my palm into a flame. Easy. Yeah right.

... what's in a person's heart and soul will not likely be changed by the ability to command a helicopter to land on the South Lawn.

My magic. That was at the heart of me. It was a manifestation of what I believed, what I lived. It came from my desire to see to it that someone stood between the darkness and the people it would devour.

If someone strikes my heart, it does not break, but it bursts, and the flame coming out of it becomes a torch on my path.

In worship an increased power steals its way into the heart sanctuary, an increased compassion grows in the soul. To worship is to change.

At the heart of every legend there is a grain of truth.

The heart of Christianity is a myth which is also a fact.

If the foundation of faith is not embedded in our hearts, the power to endure will crumble.

People think drama drives story, but I think the comedy is really the heart and soul.

A few drops sprinkled on the torch of love make the flame blaze the brighter.