Quote by William Wordsworth
The mind that is wise mourns less for what age takes away than wha

The mind that is wise mourns less for what age takes away than what it leaves behind. – William Wordsworth

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For I have learned to look on nature, not as in the hour of thoughtless youth, but hearing oftentimes the still, sad music of humanity. – William Wordsworth

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When from our better selves we have too long been parted by the hurrying world, and droop. Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired, how gracious, how benign is solitude. – William Wordsworth

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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

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I was born in ancient times, at the end of the world, in a patriarchal Catholic and conservative family. No wonder that by age five I was a raging feminist – although the term had not reached Chile yet, so nobody knew what the heck was wrong with me. – Isabel Allende

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When youre my age and you see a story, you better go for it pretty quickly. Id just like to get a few more novels under my belt. – John le Carre

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A sense of freedom is something that, happily, comes with age and life experience. – Diane Keaton

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I worked hard in gymnastics since the time I was six years old until I retired at 23 years of age. – Nadia Comaneci

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Yes, I was correctly quoted in saying I introduced sex into films in the 20s, but it was sex in good taste and left a great deal to ones imagination. – Pola Negri

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