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William Wordsworth
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Which one of these four quotes is attributed to William Wordsworth?
→ A spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar.
→ Promises may fit the friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies.
→ Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.
→ Where there is unity there is always victory.
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→ In modern business it is not the crook who is to be feared most, it is the honest man who doesn't know what he is doing.
→ No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.
→ The injustice done to an individual is sometimes of service to the public.
→ Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
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→ With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things.
→ There is only one happiness in life — to love and to be loved.
→ Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.
→ The only vice which cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.
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One of these may be attributed to William Wordsworth. Which one?
→ The course of true love never did run smooth.
→ What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind.
→ The ocean is a mighty harmonist.
→ The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
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Which one of these belongs to William Wordsworth?
→ Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.
→ If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it.
→ Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.
→ The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
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Can you identify the right quote belonging to William Wordsworth?
→ Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.
→ The human heart is like a ship on a stormy sea driven about by winds blowing from all four corners of heaven.
→ The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious.
→ Everything done in the world is done by hope.
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Guess which of these quotes is attributed to William Wordsworth.
→ True dignity abides with him only, who, in the silent hour of inward thought, can still suspect, and still revere himself, in lowliness of heart.
→ If light is in your heart, you will find your way home.
→ Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking. Live in silence.
→ In Silence there is eloquence. Stop weaving and see how the pattern improves.
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One of the following quotations belongs to William Wordsworth. Which one?
→ Setting too good an example is a kind of slander seldom forgiven.
→ Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.
→ Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of his heart, and that depends upon how much he has polished it. Whoever has polished it more sees more -- more unseen forms become manifest to him.
→ It is a pitiful fortune that is not without enemies.
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Can you guess which one of these belongs to William Wordsworth?
→ Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.
→ The flower that smells the sweetest is shy and lowly.
→ Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.
→ Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.
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Try to identify the quote attributed to William Wordsworth.
→ Setting too good an example is a kind of slander seldom forgiven.
→ In wine there is wisdom; in beer there is freedom; in water there is bacteria.
→ Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.
→ Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them.
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Looks like William Wordsworth is the author of one of these.
→ In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts bring sad thoughts to the mind.
→ Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them.
→ Wherever you are, whatever you do, be in love.
→ The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body.
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Pick the one quotation belonging to William Wordsworth.
→ The thought of our past years in me doth breed perpetual benedictions.
→ Let silence take you to the core of life.
→ What hurts you blesses you. Darkness is your candle.
→ Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings.
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