Water is taught by thirst; Land, by the oceans passed; Transport, by throe; Peace, by its battles told; Love, by memorial mould; Birds, by the snow.

Emily Dickinson
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Water is taught by thirst;Land, by the oceans passed;Transport, by throe;Peace, by its battles told;Love, by memorial mould;Birds, by the snow. The facts of human life are so often very similar, whether it’s about thirst, oceans passed or battles told. They are all about staying with one point, sticking to the facts of things.

Source: The Complete Poems Of Emily Dickinson

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