Sweep up the debris of decaying faith; _x000D_ Sweep down the cobwebs of worn-out out beliefs, _x000D_ And throw your soul wide open to the light of reason and of knowledge. _x000D_ Be not afraid _x000D_ To thrust aside half-truths and grasp the whole.
Interpretation
This quote encourages embracing knowledge and truth while discarding outdated beliefs and fears.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox's quote emphasizes the importance of renewing one's perspective by letting go of old, limiting beliefs and embracing the full spectrum of knowledge and reason. It invites individuals to face their fears, challenge half-truths, and courageously seek the complete truth, encouraging personal growth and enlightenment.
In practice
In a speech about personal growth, this quote can inspire others to seek the truth.
I am the voice of the voiceless; Through me the dumb shall speak. Till the deaf world's ears be made to hear. The wrongs of the wordless weak. And I am my brothers keeper, And I will fight his fights; And speak the words for beast and bird. Till the world shall set things right.
A weed is but an unloved flower.
So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.
'Tis easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows along like a song; But the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong.
Do you wish the world were happy? Then remember day by day, just to scatter seeds of kindness as you pass along the way. . . .
It is easy to be pleasant when life flows by like a song, but the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong. For the test of the heart is trouble, and it always comes with years, and the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through the tears.
It's not the days that are old, it's you that's old.
Muses are fickle, and many a writer, peering into the voice, has escaped paralysis by ascribing the creative responsibility to a talisman: a lucky charm, a brand of paper, but most often a writing instrument. Am I writing well? Thank my pen. Am I writing badly? Don't blame me blame my pen. By such displacements does the fearful imagination defend itself.
Your failures won't hurt you until you start blaming them on others.
When you blame and criticize others, you are avoiding some truth about yourself.
Much did I rage when young, Being by the world oppressed, But now with flattering tongue It speeds the parting guest.
What is adequacy? Adequacy is no standard at all.
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