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Robert W. Service quotes

Scottish Poet January 16, 1874 – September 11, 1958

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Tis true my garments threadbare are, And sorry poor I seem; But inly I am richer far. Than any poet's dream. For I've a hidden life no one. Can ever hope to see; A sacred sanctuary none. May share with me. Aloof I stand from out the strife, Within my heart a song; By virtue of my inner life. I to myself belong. Against man-ruling I rebel, Yet do not fear defeat, For to my secret citadel. I may retreat. Oh you who have an inner life. Beyond this dismal day. With wars and evil rumours rife, Go... Robert W. Service
Robert W. Service quote: "His life, though none too long, Was never dull: Of woman, wine..."
His life, though none too long, Was never dull: Of woman, wine and song Bill had his full. Robert W. Service
I have an intense dislike for artificial society. In France, one could lead a free life - to do what one wanted to do without interference or criticism from one's neighbors. Robert W. Service
I have some friends, some honest friends, and honest friends are few; My pipe of briar, my open fire, A book that's not too new. Robert W. Service
There's gold, and it's haunting and haunting; It's luring me on as of old; Yet it isn't the gold that I'm wantingso much as just finding the gold. It's the forests where silence has lease; It's the beauty that thrills me with wonder, It's the stillness that fills me with peace. Robert W. Service
Robert W. Service quote: "No man can be a failure if he thinks he's a success; If he..."
No man can be a failure if he thinks he's a success; If he thinks he is a winner, then he is. Robert W. Service
I have no doubts that the Devil grins, As seas of ink I spatter. Ye gods, forgive my “literary” sins – The other kind don’t matter. Robert W. Service
Robert W. Service quote: "Some praise the Lord for Light, The living spark; I thank God..."
Some praise the Lord for Light, The living spark; I thank God for the NightThe healing dark. Robert W. Service
I like to think that when I fall, A rain-drop in Death's shoreless sea, This shelf of books along the wall, Beside my bed, will mourn for me. Robert W. Service
Write verse, not poetry. The public wants verse. If you have a talent for poetry, then don't by any means mother it, but try your hand at verse. Robert W. Service
There's a race of men that don't fit in, A race that can't sit still; So they break the hearts of kith and kin, And they roam the world at will. They range the field and rove the flood, And they climb the mountain's crest; Their's is the curse of the gypsy blood, And they don't know how to rest. Robert W. Service
It wallowed in its water-bed; it burrowed, heaved and swung; It gnawed its way ahead with grunts and sighs; Its bill of fare was rock and sand; the tailings were its dung; It glared around with fierce electric eyes. Full fifty buckets crammed its maw; it bellowed out for more; It looked like some great monster in the gloom. Robert W. Service
Robert W. Service quote: "Even goats may have starlight in their eyes."
Even goats may have starlight in their eyes. Robert W. Service
Robert W. Service quote: "Our breath is brief, and being so. Let's make our heaven here..."
Our breath is brief, and being so. Let's make our heaven here below, And lavish kindness as we go. Robert W. Service
Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out - it's the grain of sand in your shoe. Robert W. Service

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