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It is by love alone that we understand anything


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What the heart knows today the head will understand tomorrow.



We get wise by asking questions, and even if these are not answered we get wise, for a well-packed question carries its answer on its back as a snail carries its shell.

We get wise by asking questions, and even if these are not answered we get wise, for a well-packed question carries its answer on its back as a snail carries its shell.



Let the past be content with itself, for man needs forgetfulness as well as memory

Let the past be content with itself, for man needs forgetfulness as well as memory



The duty of a lyrical poet is not to express or explain, it is to intensify life.

The duty of a lyrical poet is not to express or explain, it is to intensify life.



I hear a sudden cry of pain! There is a rabbit in a snare.

I hear a sudden cry of pain! There is a rabbit in a snare.



A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind; and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find.

A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind; and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find.



Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it.

Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it.



Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed a necessary provision for they are both surrounded by enemies.

Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed a necessary provision for they are both surrounded by enemies.



I would think Until I found Something I can never find; - Something Lying On the ground, In the bottom Of my mind.

I would think Until I found Something I can never find; - Something Lying On the ground, In the bottom Of my mind.





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This page presents the quote "It is by love alone that we understand anything". Author of this quote is James Stephens. This quote is about love, affection, alone in love,.