TuesdayJan 20, 2026
Quotes: 53419 Authors: 9969
A man's best things are nearest him, Lie close about his feet.
Among the many things he has requested of me to-night, this is the principal,—that on his gravestone shall be this inscription.
But on and up, where Nature's heart Beats strong amid the hills.
Great thoughts, great feelings came to them, Like instincts, unawares.
I wandered by the brookside, I wandered by the mill; I could not hear the brook flow, The noisy wheel was still.
The beating of my own heart Was all the sound I heard.
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