Edwin Markham
Edwin Markham
Edwin Markhamwas an American poet. From 1923 to 1931 he was Poet Laureate of Oregon...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth23 April 1852
CountryUnited States of America
inspirational life motivational
There is a destiny which makes us brothers; none goes his way alone. All that we send into the lives of others comes back into our own.
hoe age world
Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, the emptiness of ages in his face, and on his back the burden of the world.
giving silence generations
The sequoias belong to the silences of the milleniums. Many of them have seen a hundred human generations rise, give off their little clamors and perish. They seem indeed to be forms of immortality standing here amoing the transitory shapes of time.
heart grieving joy
Sorrows come to stretch out places in the heart for joy.
encouraging adversity victory-and-defeat
Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.
sides things-to-do oneself
To throw oneself to the side of the oppressed is the only dignified thing to do in life.
rust
It is better to rust out than wear out.
destiny decision choices
Choices are the hinges of destiny.
inspirational life dream
Ah, great it is to believe the dream as we stand in youth by the starry stream; but a greater thing is to fight life through and say at the end, the dream is true!
stars good-life brotherhood
The crest and crowning of all good, life's final star, is Brotherhood.
circle drew took
We drew a circle that took him in.
days meet
For all your days prepare, And meet them ever alike: When you are the anvil, bear-When you are the hammer, strike.
destiny goes lives none others send
There is a destiny That makes us brothers: None goes his way alone: All that we send into the lives of others Comes back into our own.
felt glory
I have felt it like a glory in my heart.