"Genius is a bend in the creek where……" — Edgar Lee Masters
"Genius is a bend in the creek where bright water has gathered, and which mirrors the trees, the sky and the banks. It just does that because it is there and the scenery is there. Talent is a fine mirror with a silver frame, with the name of the owner engraved on the back."
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Edgar Lee Masters
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21 Quotes by Edgar Lee Masters
Edgar Lee Masters has 21 quotes on this site.
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There is the silence of age, too full of wisdom for the tongue to utter it in words intelligible to…
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Work for your own soul's sake.
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. . . the weal of the race, and the cause of humanity, here and now, are enough To give…
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There is no marriage in Heaven, but there is love.
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The earth keeps some vibration going There in your heart, and that is you. And if the people find you…
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Beware of the man who rises to power from one suspender.
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How shall the soul of a man be larger than the life he has lived?
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Immortality is not a gift, Immortality is an achievement; And only those who strive mightily Shall possess it.
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Those who first oppose a good work, seize it and make it their own, when the cornerstone is laid and…
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To love is to find your own soul Through the soul of the beloved one.
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O maternal earth which rocks the fallen leaf to sleep!
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To put meaning in one's life may end in madness, But life without meaning is the torture Of restlessness and…
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