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Elizabeth Barrett Browning Quotes
Brief author info: Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) English poet. Wife of poet Robert Browning; childhood marked by intellectual precociousness; read Homer in original at age 10, wrote epic on Battle of Marathon at age 14; first published work was Essay on Mind, and Other Poems at age 19. At age 15 became semi-invalid after spinal injury Married poet Robert Browning in 1846; traveled to Italy; formed literary circle; published numerous poems and collections; most famous works include Sonnets from the Portuguese and Aurora Leigh.
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So fair, She takes the breath of men away Who gaze upon her unaware.
Whoso loves Believes the impossible.
Light tomorrow with today.
There are nettles everywhere, But smooth green grasses are more common still. The blue of heaven is larger than the cloud.
Books succeed, And lives fail.
Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God.
We have hearts within, Warm, live, improvident, indecent hearts.
The English have a scornful insular way Of calling the French light.
Every age, Through being beheld too close, is ill-discerned By those who have not lived past it.
May the good God pardon all good men.
Inspirational Quote
Here is the secret of inspiration: tell yourself that thousands and tens of thousands of people, not very intelligent and certainly no more intelligent than the rest of us, have mastered problems as difficult as those that now baffle you.
Love Quote
Its better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what your not.
Life Quote
I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.
Wise Quote
A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left.
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