“You never enjoy the world aright, till the Sea itself flowers in your veins, till you are clothed with the heavens, and crowned with the stars: and perceive yourself to be the sole heir of the whole world, and more than so, because men and women are in it who are every one sole heirs as well as you. Till you can sing and rejoice and delight, as misers do in gold, and kings in scepters, you never enjoy the world.”
Quote by Thomas Traherne
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Thomas Traherne
Thomas Traherne, born in 1636 in England, was a 17th-century poet known for his deeply religious and philosophical poetry, considered one of the most unique voices in the history of English literature. more
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