“In youth my wings were strong and tireless, But I did not know the mountains. In age I knew the mountains But my weary wings could nto follow my vision- Genius is wisdom and youth.” WisdomAgeYouth Book:Spoon River Anthology Source: Spoon River Anthology
“The mind sees the world as a thing apart, And the soul makes the world at one with itself. A mirror scratched reflects no image— And this is the silence of wisdom.” WorldMindSoulWisdomSilenceMirrors Book:Spoon River Anthology Source: Spoon River Anthology
“There is the silence of age, too full of wisdom for the tongue to utter it in words intelligible to those who have not lived the great range of life.” WisdomAgeSilenceIntelligenceTongueRange Book:Songs and Satires Source: Songs and Satires
