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Leafs On An Idle Breeze - My Inspirational Poems (Annotated Edition)

This annotated edition of inspirational poems explores themes of inspiration and introspection, with additional commentary to enhance the reader's experience. more

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Ella Wheeler Wilcox was an American author known for her poetry and inspirational writings. Her works emphasized personal freedom, a positive attitude towards life, and women's rights. Born on November 5, 1850, she passed away on October 30, 1919. more

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“Consent in virtue knit your hearts so fast, That still the knot, in spite of death, does last; For as your tears, and sorrow-wounded soul, Prove well that on your part this bond is whole, So all we know of what they do above, Is that they happy are, and that they love. Let dark oblivion, and the hollow grave, Content themselves our frailer thoughts to have; Well-chosen love is never taught to die, But with our nobler part invades the sky.”

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Book:Poetical Works of Edmund Waller. Edited by Robert Bell
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“There is no formula for generating the authentic warmth of love. It cannot be copied. You cannot talk yourself into it or rouse it by straining at the emotions or by dedicating yourself solemnly to the service of mankind. Everyone has love, but it can only come out when he is convinced of the impossibility and the frustration of trying to love himself. This conviction will not come through condemnations, through hating oneself, through calling self love bad names in the universe. It comes only in the awareness that one has no self to love.”

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Author:Alan Watts
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“If you say to someone who has ears to hear: "What you are doing to me is not just," you may touch and awaken at its source the spirit of attention and love. But it is not the same with words like, "I have the right..." or "you have no right to..." They evoke a latent war and awaken the spirit of contention.”

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Book:Selected Essays, 1934-1943: Historical, Political, and Moral Writings
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