Renowned for her remarkable ability to delve into the depths of human emotion and nature, Emily Dickinson remains a timeless literary figure. Her succinct and evocative quotes resonate with readers, offering insights into life's profound truths. This article will explore ten themes through Dickinson's quotes, providing a window into her poetic genius and understanding of universal human themes. Through her words, we discover a treasure trove of wisdom that continues to inspire and provoke thought across generations.
The Power of Hope Quotes
"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."
"I dwell in possibility."
"Not knowing when the dawn will come, I open every door."
"We never know how high we are till we are called to rise."
"Forever is composed of nows."
"If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain."
"The possible's slow fuse is lit by the Imagination."
"Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough."
"To live is so startling, it leaves little time for anything else."
"Hold dear to your earthly heart, for it is all you have."
"By a departing light we see acuter, quite, than by a wick that stays."
"That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet."
Nature’s Wisdom Quotes
"I am nobody! Who are you?"
"Nature is a haunted house—but Art—a house that tries to be haunted."
"The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience."
"How strange that nature does not knock, and yet does not intrude!"
"To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee."
"Will there really be a 'morning'? Is there such a thing as 'day'?”
"To see the Summer Sky is Poetry, though never in a book it lie."
"The trees like tassels—hit—and swung—there seemed to rise a Tune."
"Nature assigns the sun—that—all the day support it so."
"The Earth has many keys, where melody—is not—is He."
"Delight becomes pictorial when viewed through pain."
"In the name of the bee—and of the butterfly—and of the breeze—Amen!"
Life’s Dualities Quotes
"I can wade Grief—Whole Pools of it—I'm used to that."
"Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed."
"The last Night that She lived, it was a Common Night."
"The Truth must dazzle gradually or every man be blind—"
"Pain has an element of blank; it cannot recollect."
"Parting is all we know of Heaven and all we need of Hell."
"Forever—is composed of Nows—So the Moment is alive."
"There is no Frigate like a Book to take us Lands away."
"The Soul selects her own Society—Then—shuts the Door—"
"Eternity is composed of nows."
"Much Madness is Divinest Sense—To a discerning Eye—"
"Tell all the truth but tell it slant."
Insights on Love Quotes
"I love you as the golden close of day."
"Love—It usually wins, unless defeated, is a Winning."
"Wild nights! Wild nights! Were I with thee, wild nights should be our luxury!"
"My life closed twice before its close; it yet remains to see."
"The heart wants what it wants—or else it does not care."
"Unable are the loved to die, for Love is Immortality."
"The Heart has narrow Banks it measures like the Sea—"
"If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry."
"We outgrow love like other things and put it in a Drawer."
"That love is all there is, is all we know of Love."
"The soul that has a guest, doth seldom go abroad."
"A great hope fell, you heard no noise."
Death and Eternity Quotes
"Because I could not stop for Death, he kindly stopped for me."
"I'll tell you how the Sun rose—a Ribbon at a time."
"The only secret people keep is immortality."
"Faith—is the Pierless Bridge supporting what we see, unto the Scene that we do not."
"Heaven is what I cannot reach."
"The Bustle in a House the Morning after Death is the solemnest of industries enacted upon Earth—"
"If I shouldn't be alive when the Robins come, give the one in Red Cravat a Memorial crumb."
"One need not be a House—The Brain has Corridors surpassing Material Place—"
"Dying is a wild night and a new road."
"Unable to stop for Fame or Death—A Thief accustomed to traverse the fields."
"The Hours are Hash and Brown—The infinite Contains."
"From Blank to Blank is a great traffic—Never Breathes—that endures beyond—Death."
The Gift of Words Quotes
"I dwell in Possibility—a fairer House than Prose—more numerous of Windows—superior—for Doors—"
"A Word is Dead when it is Said, some say—"
"There is no frigate like a book to take us lands away."
"Words—are my words—but my breath—their fortress."
"I’m nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?"
"This is my letter to the World that never wrote to Me."
"A word that breathes distinctly has not the power to fade."
"How dreary to be somebody! How public—like a frog—"
"To see the summer sky is poetry."
"A book is a present you can open again and again."
"The brain is wider than the sky."
"If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain."
Faith and Doubt Quotes
"I never saw a Moor—I never saw the Sea—Yet know I how the Heather looks—And what a Billow be—"
"Be you still, and try your wings."
"Faith is a Fine Invention when Gentlemen can see but Microscopes are prudent in an emergency."
"I had not anticipated a Destiny more stunning, more stupor than God."
"Doubt is the shadow of Truth."
"We turn not older with years, but newer every day."
"I like a look of Agony."
"God is indeed a jealous God—He cannot bear to see a Nation greater than His own—yet alone."
"Angels in the early morning may be seen the dews among."
"What Soft—Cherubic Creatures these Gentlewomen are—One would as soon assault a plush—"
"If your Nerve, deny you—go above your Nerve."
"The brain within its grooves keeps its place better than land bound by ocean."
Solitude and Reflection Quotes
"To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee."
"Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed."
"I taste a liquor never brewed."
"How tedious is this Triumph—every Nebula sublime a Shape—"
"There is no Frigate like a Book to take us Lands away."
"This is my letter to the World that never wrote to Me."
"Nature is the art of God."
"To Hopefuls who can't drop Charm without Death—Success madly waits—Meditation by my Window—Suitor to my Door."
"A single Flower and the Bumblebee is enough for me."
"For love is immortality—"
"I'd brush away the Sour—and relish of the Honey—"
"Until the end arrives, how infinite the list looks—Uncertainty is a Bliss."
The Mystery of the Soul Quotes
"The soul selects her own society—Then—shuts the door—"
"I was never insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched."
"The brain is wider than the sky."
"An altered look about the hills promises victory."
"Tell all the Truth but tell it slant—"
"We turn not older with years, but newer every day."
"I felt a cleaving in my mind as if my brain had split—"
"I think I was enchanted, quite, with that first—workaday encounter."
"The Soul has Bandaged moments."
"This is the Hour of Lead—Remembered, if outlived, as Freezing Persons, recollect the Snow—First—Chill—then an Elongation—and then the letting go—"
"It's such a little thing to weep—so short a thing to sigh—but—such a mighty thing—to mourn—a little Butterfly."
"A soul at leisure with itself is a home of delight and freedom beyond words."
Timeless Truths Quotes
"Forever imparts a soul of wisdom that witnesses Time."
"If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain."
"The sun just touched the morning, the morning, happy thing."
"Eternity is composed of Nows."
"She sped as wings on the breeze—then returned on Ana's wings—grace personified—"
"The things that never can come back are those which leave a mark—like Pages in a Diary, heavily erased over.
"The Possible's slow fuse is lit by the Imagination."
"That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet."
"Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed."
"The more they strive to emulate—The least, the quite a Heaven should be"
"With a Departing Mind—sleuths the soul."
"To live is so startling, it leaves little time for anything else."
Final words
Emily Dickinson’s timeless quotes encapsulate emotions and ideas that transcend her era, echoing profound thoughts on love, life, hope, nature, and the human soul. Her poetry grants readers a glimpse into the complexities and simplicities of existence, enhancing our understanding of faith and introspection. Through her words, Dickinson invites us to ponder the mysteries and certainties that define the human experience, encouraging contemplation and inspiration. By harnessing her poetic abilities, Emily Dickinson leaves a lasting legacy that continues to touch the hearts and minds of those who engage with her work. Through the power of her succinct yet profound observations, we are reminded that the truths of life are both simple and infinite, nudging us to explore the beauty and mystery of our existence with curiosity and hope.
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