"Bee to the blossom, moth to the flame;……" — Helen Hunt Jackson
"Bee to the blossom, moth to the flame; Each to his passion; what's in a name?"
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Helen Hunt Jackson
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34 Quotes by Helen Hunt Jackson
Helen Hunt Jackson has 34 quotes on this site.
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O sweet, delusive Noon, Which the morning climbs to find, O moment sped too soon, And morning left behind.
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The wild mustard in Southern California is like that spoken of in the New Testament. . . . Its gold…
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There is nothing so skillful in its own defense as imperious pride.
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There cannot be found in the animal kingdom a bat, or any other creature, so blind in its own range…
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Wounded vanity knows when it is mortally hurt; and limps off the field, piteous, all disguises thrown away. But pride…
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But all lost things are in the angels' keeping, Love; No past is dead for us, but only sleeping, Love;…
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Who longest waits most surely wins.
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For April sobs while these are so glad April weeps while these are so gay,- Weeps like a tired child…
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O bees, sweet bees!" I said; "that nearest field Is shining white with fragrant immortelles Fly swiftly there and drain…
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One of Dr. Johnson's ingredients of happiness was, "A little less time than you want." That means always to have…
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O May, sweet-voice one, going thus before, Forever June may pour her warm red wine Of life and passions,--sweeter days…
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Gazing around, looking up at the lofty pinnacles above, which seemed to pierce the sky, looking down upon the world,-\-\it…
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More Bee Quotes
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Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on…
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That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees.
— Marcus Aurelius
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We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a…
— Marcus Aurelius
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All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The…
— Charles A. Beard
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Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
— Muhammad Ali
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The sky was of the deepest blue, with a few white, fleecy clouds drifting lazily across it, and the air…
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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Here is a little forest Whose leaf is ever green; Here is a brighter garden, Where not a frost has…
— Emily Dickinson
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According to aerodynamic laws, the bumblebee cannot fly. Its body weight is not the right proportion to its wingspan. Ignoring…
— Unknown Author
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Like the bee its sting, the promiscuous leave behind them in each encounter something of themselves by which they are…
— Cyril Connolly
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The world is plentiful with honey, but only the humble bee can collect it.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she labors for others.
— Saint John Chrysostom
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Like the bee, we should make our industry our amusement.
— Oliver Goldsmith
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