"Miss not the occasion; by the forelock take……" — William Wordsworth
"Miss not the occasion; by the forelock take that subtle power, the never-halting time."
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William Wordsworth
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408 Quotes by William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth has 408 quotes on this site.
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We have no knowledge, that is, no general principles drawn from the contemplation of particular facts, but what has been…
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The child is the father of man.
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Strongest minds are often those whom the noisy world hears least.
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Like an army defeated the snow hath retreated.
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Spires whose "silent finger points to heaven."
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Laying out grounds may be considered a liberal art, in some sort like poetry and painting.
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Father! - to God himself we cannot give a holier name.
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A flock of sheep that leisurely pass by One after one; the sound of rain, and bees Murmuring; the fall…
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My apprehension comes in crowds, I dread the rustling of the grass, The very shadows of the clouds, Have power…
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For youthful faults ripe virtues shall atone.
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All men feel a habitual gratitude, and something of an honorable bigotry, for the objects which have long continued to…
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Like thoughts whose very sweetness yielded proof that they were born for immortality.
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More Forelock Quotes
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one of 9 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Seize time by the forelock.
— Pittacus of Mytilene
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It seems no more than right that men should seize time by the forelock, for the rude old fellow, sooner…
— George D. Prentice
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Tomorrow sees undone, what happens not to-day; Still forward press, nor never tire! The possible, with steadfast trust, Resolve should…
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Art shouldn't be something that you go quietly into an art gallery and dip your forelock and say 'I have…
— Ken Done
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Time is painted with a lock before, and bald behind, signifying thereby that we must take time by the forelock;…
— Jonathan Swift
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I loved her fright, which was against me into the air! and the diamond white of her forelock which seemed…
— Frank O'Hara
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Opportunity has hair in front; behind she is bald; if you seize her by the forelock, you may hold her,…
— Latin Proverb
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[Readers] who like facts will be better off with a straight history that spares them all the forelock tugging and…
— Unknown Author
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