We ought not to extract pernicious honey from poison blossoms of misrepresentation and mendacious half-truth, to pamper the course appetite of bigotry and self-love.
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Alone, Alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide wide sea! And never saint took pity on My soul in agony
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote conveys a profound sense of isolation and despair amidst a vast, unfeeling environment.
In this quote, Samuel Taylor Coleridge expresses the deep anguish of feeling utterly alone in a world that seems indifferent to one's suffering. The repetitive use of 'alone' emphasizes the speaker's profound isolation and the image of a 'wide wide sea' suggests an overwhelming expanse, highlighting the vastness of loneliness and the absence of compassion from others in times of distress.
Themes
LonelinessDespairIsolationSufferingAgony
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a discussion about mental health and the feeling of isolation.
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