53 Quotes by Edgar Lee Masters

To put meaning in one's life may end in madness,But life without meaning is the tortureOf restlessness and vague desire--It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.

And I never started to plow in my lifeThat some one did not stop in the roadAnd take me away to a dance or picnic. I ended up with forty acres; I ended up with a broken fiddle—And a broken laugh, and a thousand memories,And not a single regret.

the much-sought prize of eternal youthIs just arrested growth.

Act well your part,there all the honor lies.

In time you shall see Fate approach youIn the shape of your own image in the mirror.

Reckless of my mortality,Strengthen me to behold a face,To know the spirit of a beloved oneYet to endure, yet to dare!

Remember the acorn;It does not devour other acorns.

Che cosa vedi adesso? [...]Luce, solo luce, che trasforma tutto il mondo in giocattolo.Molto bene, faremo gli occhiali così.

To put meaning in one's life may end in madness, But life without meaning is the torture Of restlessness and vague desire-It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.