"Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar."
-William Wordsworth
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"The mind that is wise mourns less for what age takes away than what it leaves behind.“
-William Wordsworth
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"Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher."
-William Wordsworth
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"That though the radiance which was once so bright be now forever taken from my sight. Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, glory in the flower. We will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind."
-William Wordsworth
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"That though the radiance which was once so bright be now forever taken from my sight. Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, glory in the flower. We will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind."
-William Wordsworth
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"Golf is a day spent in a round of strenuous idleness."
-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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"What though youth gave love and roses, Age still leaves us friends and wine."
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"In a spiritually sensitive culture, then, it might well be that age is something to be admired or envied."
-Rowan D. Williams
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