You will find poetry nowhere,
unless you bring some with you.*
~ Joseph Joubert
______________________* Cited at Wikiquote (Another translation is: "He who has no poetry in himself will find poetry in nothing.")
Joseph Joubert (1754 - 1824), French Philosopher and Essayist
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Great quote!
Lovely.
And you give us so much to carry around with us every day.
There's both joy and sadness in that thought.
Perfectly satisfied my hunger for words of life today. A gift. Your timing is holy methinks. :)
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