“Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded.”– Herbert Spencer Related Quotes “Why does a heart wear its eyesinto helllike slivers of false sunshine”— Fanny Howe “Just EnoughSoil for legsAxe for handsFlower for eyesBird for earsMushrooms for noseSmile for mouthSongs for lungsSweat for skinWind for mind”— Nanao Sakaki “I know we sort of said goodbye, but I don’t have anyone else to tell this to and I’m going to burst with it. You know EBB’s verse: God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers, And thrusts the thing we have prayed For in our face, A gauntlet with a gift in it. –”— Mary Jane Hathaway