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Most roads lead men homewards, My road leads me forth


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I have seen the Lady April bringing the daffodils, Bringing the springing grass and the soft warm April rain.

I have seen the Lady April bringing the daffodils, Bringing the springing grass and the soft warm April rain.



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Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir, Rowing home to haven in sunny Palestine, With a cargo of ivory, And apes and peacocks, Sandalwood, cedarwood, and sweet white wine.



I hold that when a person dies / His soul returns again to earth; / Arrayed in some new flesh disguise / Another mother gives him birth / With sturdier limbs and brighter brain.

I hold that when a person dies / His soul returns again to earth; / Arrayed in some new flesh disguise / Another mother gives him birth / With sturdier limbs and brighter brain.



O lovely lily clean, O lily springing green, O lily bursting white, Dear lily of delight, Spring in my heart agen That I may flower to men.

O lovely lily clean, O lily springing green, O lily bursting white, Dear lily of delight, Spring in my heart agen That I may flower to men.



I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky; and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.

I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky; and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.



Men in a ship are always looking up, and men ashore are usually looking down.

Men in a ship are always looking up, and men ashore are usually looking down.



The three foundations of judgement: Bold Design, Constant Practice, and Frequent Mistakes.

The three foundations of judgement: Bold Design, Constant Practice, and Frequent Mistakes.



Success is the brand on the brow of the man who aimed too low.

Success is the brand on the brow of the man who aimed too low.



What am I, Life? A thing of watery salt Held in cohesion by unresting cells, Which work they know not why, which never halt, Myself unwitting where their Master dwells?

What am I, Life? A thing of watery salt Held in cohesion by unresting cells, Which work they know not why, which never halt, Myself unwitting where their Master dwells?



To most of us the future seems unsure. But then it always has been; and we who have seen great changes must have great hopes.

To most of us the future seems unsure. But then it always has been; and we who have seen great changes must have great hopes.





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This page presents the quote "Most roads lead men homewards, My road leads me forth". Author of this quote is John Masefield. This quote is about journey, finding yourself, men,.