It is as hard and severe a thing to be a true politician as to be truly moral. Francis Bacon
It is as hard and severe a thing to be a true politician as to be truly moral.Politicians and PoliticsQuotations by Francis Bacon
Month: November 2008
He could not see a belt without hitting below it. Margot Asquith
He could not see a belt without hitting below it.Politicians and PoliticsQuotations by Margot Asquith
Politics is about putting yourself in a state of grace. Paddy Ashdown
Politics is about putting yourself in a state of grace.Politicians and PoliticsQuotations by Paddy Ashdown
Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics. Aristotle
Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics.Politicians and PoliticsQuotations by Aristotle
All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies. John Arbuthnot
All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.Politicians and PoliticsQuotations by John Arbuthnot
Nothing is irreparable in politics. Jean Anouilh
Nothing is irreparable in politics.Politicians and PoliticsQuotations by Jean Anouilh
In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams
In politics the middle way is none at all.Politicians and PoliticsQuotations by John Adams
Politics, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds. Henry Brooks Adams
Politics, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.Politicians and PoliticsQuotations by Henry Brooks Adams
Practical politics consists in ignoring facts. Henry Brooks Adams
Practical politics consists in ignoring facts.Politicians and PoliticsQuotations by Henry Brooks Adams
It seems our fate to be incorrect (look where we live, for example), and in our incorrectness stand. Alice Walker
It seems our fate to be incorrect (look where we live, for example), and in our incorrectness stand.Political CorrectnessQuotations by Alice Walker
The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mold of the body and mind. Virginia Woolf
The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mold of the body and mind.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Virginia Woolf
A poet can survive anything but a misprint. Oscar Wilde
A poet can survive anything but a misprint.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Oscar Wilde
This poem will never reach its destination. [On Rousseau’s Ode To Posterity] Voltaire
This poem will never reach its destination. [On Rousseau’s Ode To Posterity]Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Voltaire
Verses which do not teach men new and moving truths do not deserve to be read. Voltaire
Verses which do not teach men new and moving truths do not deserve to be read.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Voltaire
A poem is never finished, only abandoned. Paul Valery
A poem is never finished, only abandoned.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Paul Valery
Poetry doesn’t belong to those who write it, but to those who need it. Source Unknown
Poetry doesn’t belong to those who write it, but to those who need it.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Source Unknown
Poetry implies the whole truth, philosophy expresses only a particle of it. Henry David Thoreau
Poetry implies the whole truth, philosophy expresses only a particle of it.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Henry David Thoreau
No one ever was a great poet, that applied himself much to anything else. Sir William Temple
No one ever was a great poet, that applied himself much to anything else.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Sir William Temple
The poet is the priest of the invisible. Wallace Stevens
The poet is the priest of the invisible.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Wallace Stevens
Poetry is an art, the easiest to dabble in, but the hardest to reach true excellence. Captain J. G. Stedman
Poetry is an art, the easiest to dabble in, but the hardest to reach true excellence.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Captain J. G. Stedman
The poet speaks to all men of that other life of theirs that they have smothered and forgotten. Dame Edith Sitwell
The poet speaks to all men of that other life of theirs that they have smothered and forgotten.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Dame Edith Sitwell
Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds. Percy Bysshe Shelley
Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world. Percy Bysshe Shelley
Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Percy Bysshe Shelley
A poet is born not made. Saying
A poet is born not made.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Saying
I have written some poetry that I don’t understand myself. Carl Sandburg
I have written some poetry that I don’t understand myself.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Carl Sandburg
Poetry is the journal of a sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in the sky. Carl Sandburg
Poetry is the journal of a sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in the sky.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Carl Sandburg
Poetry is the achievement of the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits. Carl Sandburg
Poetry is the achievement of the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Carl Sandburg
Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. Carl Sandburg
Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Carl Sandburg
Poetry is the exquisite expression of exquisite expressions. Joseph Roux
Poetry is the exquisite expression of exquisite expressions.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Joseph Roux
The office of poetry is not to make us think accurately, but feel truly. Frederick W. Robertson
The office of poetry is not to make us think accurately, but feel truly.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Frederick W. Robertson
Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems. Rainer Maria Rilke
Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Rainer Maria Rilke
A beautiful line of verse has twelve feet, and two wings. Jules Renard
A beautiful line of verse has twelve feet, and two wings.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Jules Renard
With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion. Edgar Allan Poe
With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Edgar Allan Poe
Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history. Plato
Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Plato
The blood jet is poetry and there is no stopping it. Sylvia Plath
The blood jet is poetry and there is no stopping it.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Sylvia Plath
The courage of the poets is to keep ajar the door that leads into madness. Christopher Morley
The courage of the poets is to keep ajar the door that leads into madness.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Christopher Morley
It is easier to write an indifferent poem than to understand a good one. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
It is easier to write an indifferent poem than to understand a good one.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Poets are born, not paid. Addison Mizner
Poets are born, not paid.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Addison Mizner
Immature poets imitate, mature poets steal. Philip Massinger
Immature poets imitate, mature poets steal.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Philip Massinger
Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind. Don Marquis
Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Don Marquis