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Lucy Larcom Quotes

To different minds, poetry may present different phases. To me, the reverent faith of the people I lived among, and their faithful everyday living, was poetry; blossoms and trees and blue shies were poetry. God himself was poetry Picture Quote #1

If an apple blossom or a ripe apple could tell its own story, it would be, still more than its own, the story of the sunshine that smiled upon it, of the winds that whispered to it, of the birds that sang around it, of the storms that visited it, and of the motherly tree that held it and fed it until its petals were unfolded and its form developed Picture Quote #1

I defied the machinery to make me its slave. Its incessant discords could not drown the music of my thoughts if I would let them fly high enough Picture Quote #1

A complete autobiography would indeed be a picture of the outer and inner universe photographed upon one little life’s consciousness. For does not the whole world, seen and unseen, go to the making up of every human being? Picture Quote #1

Rich or poor, every child comes into the world with some imperative need of its own, which shapes its individuality Picture Quote #1

A drop of water, if it could write out its own history, would explain the universe to us Picture Quote #1

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We might all place ourselves in one of two ranks the women who do something, and the women who do nothing; the first being of course the only creditable place to occupy Picture Quote #1

Like a plant that starts up in showers and sunshine and does not know which has best helped it to grow, it is difficult to say whether the hard things or the pleasant things did me the most good Picture Quote #1

It is one of the most beautiful facts in this human existence of ours, that we remember the earliest and freshest part of it most vividly. Doubtless it was meant that our childhood should live on in us forever Picture Quote #1

It is the greatest of all mistakes to begin life with the expectation that it is going to be easy, or with the wish to have it so Picture Quote #1

Many kinds of fruit grow upon the tree of life, but none so sweet as friendship; as with the orange tree its blossoms and fruit appear at the same time, full of refreshment for sense and for soul Picture Quote #1

I am willing to make any part of my life public, if it will help others Picture Quote #1

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Few parents are aware of the difficulties that beset the minds of the little philosophers and theologians who sit upon their knees or play at their feet; and many a parent could not comprehend the disturbance, if he were aware of it Picture Quote #1

God be thanked for the thinkers of good and noble thoughts! It wakes up all the best in ourselves, to come into close contact with others greater and better in every way than we are Picture Quote #1

June falls asleep upon her bier of flowers; in vain are dewdrops sprinkled over her, in vain would fond winds fan her back to life, her hours are numbered on the floral dial Picture Quote #1

I believe the best poetry of our times is growing too artistic; the study is too visible. If freedom and naturalness are lost out of poetry, everything worth having is lost Picture Quote #1

Whoever claims to understand another person completely, is either entirely ignorant of himself, or else has a nature so small that he can measure it easily, and supposes it to be the standard of every other nature Picture Quote #1

Some of us must wait for the best human gifts until we come to heavenly places. Our natural desire for musical utterance is perhaps a prophecy that in a perfect world we shall all know how to sing Picture Quote #1

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Our relatives form the natural setting of our childhood. We understand ourselves best and are best understood by others through the persons who came nearest to us in our earliest years Picture Quote #1

One mistake with beginners in writing is, that they think it important to spin out something long. It is a great deal better not to write more than a page or two, unless you have something to say, and can write it correctly Picture Quote #1

Labor, in itself, is neither elevating or otherwise. It is the laborer’s privilege to ennoble his work by the aim with which he undertakes it, and by the enthusiasm and faithfulness he puts into it Picture Quote #1

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To different minds, poetry may present different phases. To me, the reverent faith of the people I lived among, and their faithful everyday living, was poetry; blossoms and trees and blue shies were poetry. God himself was poetry (Lucy Larcom Quotes) If an apple blossom or a ripe apple could tell its own story, it would be, still more than its own, the story of the sunshine that smiled upon it, of the winds that whispered to it, of the birds that sang around it, of the storms that visited it, and of the motherly tree that held it and fed it until its petals were unfolded and its form developed (Lucy Larcom Quotes) I defied the machinery to make me its slave. Its incessant discords could not drown the music of my thoughts if I would let them fly high enough (Lucy Larcom Quotes) A complete autobiography would indeed be a picture of the outer and inner universe photographed upon one little life’s consciousness. For does not the whole world, seen and unseen, go to the making up of every human being? (Lucy Larcom Quotes) Rich or poor, every child comes into the world with some imperative need of its own, which shapes its individuality (Lucy Larcom Quotes) A drop of water, if it could write out its own history, would explain the universe to us (Lucy Larcom Quotes) We might all place ourselves in one of two ranks the women who do something, and the women who do nothing; the first being of course the only creditable place to occupy (Lucy Larcom Quotes) Like a plant that starts up in showers and sunshine and does not know which has best helped it to grow, it is difficult to say whether the hard things or the pleasant things did me the most good (Lucy Larcom Quotes) It is one of the most beautiful facts in this human existence of ours, that we remember the earliest and freshest part of it most vividly. Doubtless it was meant that our childhood should live on in us forever (Lucy Larcom Quotes) It is the greatest of all mistakes to begin life with the expectation that it is going to be easy, or with the wish to have it so (Lucy Larcom Quotes) Many kinds of fruit grow upon the tree of life, but none so sweet as friendship; as with the orange tree its blossoms and fruit appear at the same time, full of refreshment for sense and for soul (Lucy Larcom Quotes) I am willing to make any part of my life public, if it will help others (Lucy Larcom Quotes) Few parents are aware of the difficulties that beset the minds of the little philosophers and theologians who sit upon their knees or play at their feet; and many a parent could not comprehend the disturbance, if he were aware of it (Lucy Larcom Quotes) God be thanked for the thinkers of good and noble thoughts! It wakes up all the best in ourselves, to come into close contact with others greater and better in every way than we are (Lucy Larcom Quotes) June falls asleep upon her bier of flowers; in vain are dewdrops sprinkled over her, in vain would fond winds fan her back to life, her hours are numbered on the floral dial (Lucy Larcom Quotes) I believe the best poetry of our times is growing too artistic; the study is too visible. If freedom and naturalness are lost out of poetry, everything worth having is lost (Lucy Larcom Quotes) Whoever claims to understand another person completely, is either entirely ignorant of himself, or else has a nature so small that he can measure it easily, and supposes it to be the standard of every other nature (Lucy Larcom Quotes) Some of us must wait for the best human gifts until we come to heavenly places. Our natural desire for musical utterance is perhaps a prophecy that in a perfect world we shall all know how to sing (Lucy Larcom Quotes) Our relatives form the natural setting of our childhood. We understand ourselves best and are best understood by others through the persons who came nearest to us in our earliest years (Lucy Larcom Quotes) One mistake with beginners in writing is, that they think it important to spin out something long. It is a great deal better not to write more than a page or two, unless you have something to say, and can write it correctly (Lucy Larcom Quotes) Labor, in itself, is neither elevating or otherwise. It is the laborer’s privilege to ennoble his work by the aim with which he undertakes it, and by the enthusiasm and faithfulness he puts into it (Lucy Larcom Quotes)

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