We never know how high we are Till we are called to rise; And then, if we are true to plan, Our statures touch the skies. The heroism we recite Would be a daily thing, Did not ourselves the cubits warp For fear to be a king.
タグ: self, poetry, fear, confidence, bravery

"Emily Dickinson"の他の名言

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without words and never stops at all.
タグ: hope
One need not be a Chamber — to be Haunted — One need not be a House — The Brain has Corridors — surpassing Material Place —
タグ: poetry
I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too? Then there ’s a pair of us—don’t tell! They ’d banish us, you know. How dreary to be somebody! How public, like a frog To tell your name the livelong day To an admiring bog!
タグ: poetry, fame
The Heart wants what it wants - or else it does not care
タグ: love
'Hope' is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul - And sings the tune without words And never stops - at all.
タグ: hope
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