Who said “Give all thou canst; high Heaven rejects the lore of nicely-calculated less or more.”?

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William Wordsworth. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceEcclesiastical Sonnets (1821)

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APA

Wordsworth, W. (n.d.). Give all thou canst; high Heaven rejects the lore of nicely-calculated less or more. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/19518-give-all-thou-canst-high-heaven-rejects-the/

MLA

Wordsworth, William. “Give all thou canst; high Heaven rejects the lore of nicely-calculated less or more.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/19518-give-all-thou-canst-high-heaven-rejects-the/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Wordsworth, William. “Give all thou canst; high Heaven rejects the lore of nicely-calculated less or more.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/19518-give-all-thou-canst-high-heaven-rejects-the/.