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The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom.
----From I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
A cheerful life is what the Muses love, A soaring spirit is their prime delight. ---William Wordsworth
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Exuberance is beauty. ----William Blake
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I was walking among the fires of Hell, delighted with the enjoyments of Genius; which to Angels look like torment and insanity. ---William Blake
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The thought of our past years in me doth breed Perpetual benediction: not indeed For that which is most worthy to be blestโ€” Delight and liberty, the simple creed Of Childhood, whether busy or at rest, With new-fledged hope still fluttering in his breast.
----William Wordsworth
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Society has parted man from man, neglectful of the universal heart. -----William Wordsworth
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For I have learned to look on nature, not as in the hour of thoughtless youth; but hearing oftentimes the still, sad music of humanity. ---William Wordsworth
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