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Oft Quotes by William Wordsworth
- And he is oft the wisest manWho is not wise at all.
- Oft on the dappled turf at ease I sit, and play with similes, Loose type of things through all degrees.
- With little here to do or see Of things that in the great world be, Sweet Daisy! oft I talk to thee For thou art…
- On Man, on Nature, and on Human Life, Musing in solitude, I oft perceive Fair trains of images before me rise, Accompanied by feelings of…
- And oft I thought (my fancy was-so strong) That I, at last, a resting-place had found: 'Here: will I dwell,' said I,' my whole life…
- For oft, when on my couch I lie in vacant or in pensive mood they flash upon that inward eye which is the bliss of…
- Wisdom is oft times nearer when we stoop than when we soar
More Oft Quotes
- Who has deceived thee as oft as thyself. — Benjamin Franklin
- Though authority be a stubborn bear, yet he is oft let by the nose with gold. — William Shakespeare
- Nothing violent, oft have I heard tell, can be permanent. — Christopher Marlowe
- And therefore is love said to be a child, Because in choice he is so oft beguil'd — William Shakespeare
- Much have I traveled in the realms of gold, And many goodly states and kingdoms seen; Round many western islands have I… — John Keats
- To fear the worst oft cures the worst. — William Shakespeare
- The apparel oft proclaims the man. — William Shakespeare
- Oft in the tranquil hour of night, When stars illume the sky, I gaze upon each orb of light, And wish that… — George Linley
- Twice or thrice had I loved thee before I knew thy face or name, so in a voice, so in a shapeless… — John Donne
- Jesters do oft prove prophets. — William Shakespeare
- True wit is nature to advantage dressed, what oft was thought, but never so well expressed. — Alexander Pope
- Meditate, oft. Separate thyself for a season from the cares of the world. Get close to nature and learn from the lowliest… — Edgar Cayce