Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Sara Teasdale Writer

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Aug 8, 1884
  • Died: Jan 29, 1933

Sara Teasdale was an American lyric poet. She was born Sara Trevor Teasdale in St. Louis, Missouri, and used the name Sara Teasdale Filsinger after her marriage in 1914.

Wisdom is not acquired save as the result of investigation. wisdom

Beauty, more than bitterness, makes the heart break. beauty

When I can look life in the eyes, grown calm and very coldly wise, life will have given me the truth, and taken in exchange - my youth. truth & wisdom

Though I know he loves me, tonight my heart is sad his kiss was not so wonderful as all the dreams I had. dreams & sadness

Life is but thought. life

Oh who can tell the range of joy or set the bounds of beauty? beauty

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 more quotes from Robert Browning

22 more quotes from Robert Browning

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 other wisdom & wit from Honore de Balzac

53 other wisdom & wit from Honore de Balzac

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 quotes from Isadora Duncan

5 quotes from Isadora Duncan

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 quotes from Henry Ward Beecher

58 quotes from Henry Ward Beecher