Sara Teasdale

Life has loveliness to sell, all beautiful and splendid things, blue waves whitened on a cliff, soaring fire that sways read more

Life has loveliness to sell, all beautiful and splendid things, blue waves whitened on a cliff, soaring fire that sways and sings, and children's faces looking up, holding wonder like a cup.

Of my own spirit let me be in sole though feeble mastery.

Of my own spirit let me be in sole though feeble mastery.

I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.

I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.

I have no riches but my thoughts. Yet these are wealth enough for me.

I have no riches but my thoughts. Yet these are wealth enough for me.

When I can look life in the eyes, grown calm and very coldly wise, life will have given me the read more

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.