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Stephane Mallarme: The poetic act...

Stephane Mallarme: The poetic act...

The poetic act consists of suddenly seeing that an idea splits up into a number of equal motifs and of grouping them;...

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John Ashbery: I don't look...

John Ashbery: I don't look...

I don't look on poetry as closed works. I feel they're going on all the time in my head and I occasionally snip off a...

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Robert Bridges: When first we...

Robert Bridges: When first we...

When first we met we did not guess
That Love would prove so hard a master.


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Novalis: Poetry heals the...

Novalis: Poetry heals the...

Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Jenny Joseph: When I am...

Jenny Joseph: When I am...

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall...

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Joseph Brodsky: The poetic notion...

Joseph Brodsky: The poetic notion...

The poetic notion of infinity is far greater than that which is sponsored by any creed.

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Tristan Bernard: To live happily...

Tristan Bernard: To live happily...

To live happily with other people, ask of them only what they can give.

Source: In...

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Aphra Behn: Love ceases to...

Aphra Behn: Love ceases to...

Love ceases to be a pleasure, when it ceases to be a secret.

Source: The Lover's...

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Walt Whitman: The art of...

Walt Whitman: The art of...

The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is...

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Robert Bly: I have wandered...

Robert Bly: I have wandered...

I have wandered in a face, for hours . . .

Source: In The Concise Columbia...

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Joaquin Miller: All honor to...

Joaquin Miller: All honor to...

All honor to him who shall win the prize,'
The world has cried for a thousand years;
But to him who tries...

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Moslih Eddin Saadi: He who learns,...

Moslih Eddin Saadi: He who learns,...

He who learns, and makes no use of his learning, is a beast of burden with a load of books. Does the ass comprehend...

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Eleanor Roosevelt: The future belongs...

Eleanor Roosevelt: The future belongs...

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Source: In...

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J Edgar Hoover: No amount of...

J Edgar Hoover: No amount of...

No amount of law enforcement can solve a problem that goes back to the family.

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Jill Ruckelshaus: It occurred to...

Jill Ruckelshaus: It occurred to...

It occurred to me when I was thirteen and wearing white gloves and Mary Janes and going to dancing school, that no one...

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Frederick the Great: My people and...

Frederick the Great: My people and...

My people and I have come to an agreement which satisfies us both. They are to say what they please, and I am to do...

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Dean Acheson: I will undoubtedly...

Dean Acheson: I will undoubtedly...

I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe...

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Vaclav Havel: Modern man must...

Vaclav Havel: Modern man must...

Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is...

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Thomas B Macaulay: Generalization is necessary...

Thomas B Macaulay: Generalization is necessary...

Generalization is necessary to the advancement of knowledge, but particularly is indispensable to the creations of the...

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William Penn: Knowledge is the...

William Penn: Knowledge is the...

Knowledge is the treasure, but judgment the treasurer of a wise man.

Source: In The...

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