Emily Dickinson

Poet American 1830 – 1886

American poet known for reclusive life and innovative short poems.

385 quotes

"Happiness is found in the smallest rooms of the largest hearts."
Happiness
"Friendship is the thread that weaves life's meaning."
Friendship
"Family is the garden where we learn to grow."
Family
"Hope is the fuel that keeps the spirit burning."
Hope
"Courage is the decision to act despite the weight of doubt."
Courage
"Time moves at the speed of how we choose to live it."
Time
"Nature is the sermon that needs no words."
Nature
"Art is the soul's way of speaking to the world."
Art
"Music is mathematics that feels."
Music
"Faith is the bridge to what we cannot yet see."
Faith
"Dreams are the truth dressed in different clothes."
Dreams
"Humor is the grace that prevents us from breaking."
Humor
"The greatest adventure is the journey inward."
Adventure
"Imagination sets the boundaries of what becomes real."
Imagination
"Gratitude transforms the ordinary into the sacred."
Gratitude
"Patience is the soil in which miracles grow."
Patience
"Strength is the gentle persistence of the morning light."
Strength
"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all."
Hope
"If you take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves."
Time
"The brain is wider than the sky."
Knowledge
"Tell all the truth but tell it slant."
Truth
"I dwell in possibility."
Imagination
"Forever is composed of nows."
Time
"The soul has bandaged moments when too appalled to stir."
Fear
"Publication is the auction of the mind of man."
Literature
"Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence."
Courage
"One small step in a different direction is a giant step in life."
Change
"That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet."
Life
"If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain."
Kindness
"Much madness is divinest sense to a discerning eye."
Wisdom