We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it--and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits ...down on a hot stove-lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove-lid again--and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one anymore.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
This saying good-by on the edge of the dark And the cold to an orchard so young in the bark... Reminds me of all that can happen to harm An orchard away at the end of the farm....LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Shielded, what sorts of life are stirring yet: Legs lagged like drains, slippers soft as fungus,... The gas and grate, the old cold sour grey bed.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
We do not want our world to perish. But in our quest for knowledge, century by century, we have placed all our trust in a cold, im...partial intellect which only brings us nearer to destruction. We have heeded no wisdom offering guidance. Only by learning to love one another can our world be saved. Only love can conquer all.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »