Laurence Binyon Quotes

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We too should make ourselves empty, that the great soul of the universe may fill us with its breath.

breathing
mindfulness
peace

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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years conde...

remembrance
war

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Born: 1869-08-10

Died: 1943-03-10

Robert Laurence Binyon, CH (August 10, 1869 – March 10, 1943) was an English poet. He was a Quaker and a pacifist who worked during the First World War as a medical orderly with the Red Cross on the Western Front. He is mainly known for his poem "For the Fallen," which is quoted on many war memorials.More

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Laurence Binyon

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