Quotes by Poets

The enemies cannot destroy the king who has at his service the respect and friendship of the wise men who can find fault, disagree, and correct him. Thiruvalluvar

Friendship Service Wise Respect Fault Disagree Enemies King Men Correct Destroy Find Wise Men Him His Cannot Who

Time flies never to be recalled. Virgil

Time Time Flies Never Flies Recalled

'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.' W. H. Auden

Art Nature Me Science Healing Papa Tell Would Intuitive Wooing

When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy, And the dimpling stream runs laughing by; When the air does laugh with our merry wit, And the green hill laughs with the noise of it. William Blake

Noise Joy Stream Our Air Laugh Laughing Laughs Runs Voice Merry Wit Hill Does Green Woods

When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do. William Blake

Truth Those Tell Know Sake Convincing Who Defending

When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend. William Blake

Enemy Become Always Sinister Friend Person Trying Means Your Start

What is now proved was once only imagined. William Blake

Imagination Once Only Proved Now Imagined

It is always in season for old men to learn. Aeschylus

Old Men Learn Always Old Men Season

Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude. Alexander Pope

Man Blessed Nothing Ninth Shall Never He Disappointed Expects Who

For Forms of Government let fools contest; whatever is best administered is best. Alexander Pope

Government Best Fools Whatever Contest Forms

I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory. Alexander Smith

Song Victory Would Memorial Day Rather Remembered Than

And out of darkness came the hands that reach thro' nature, moulding men. Alfred Lord Tennyson

Nature Darkness Men Out Reach Came Hands

The artist's role is to raise the consciousness of the people. To make them understand life, the world and themselves more completely. That's how I see it. Otherwise, I don't know why you do it. Amiri Baraka

Life You People World Otherwise See More Know Make Understand How Role Artist Them Themselves Why Consciousness Raise

Once you permit those who are convinced of their own superior rightness to censor and silence and suppress those who hold contrary opinions, just at that moment the citadel has been surrendered. Archibald MacLeish

Silence You Superior Own Once Those Citadel Has-Been Suppress Opinions Permit Been Contrary Just Censor Hold Convinced Moment Who

How does one know if she has forgiven? You tend to feel sorrow over the circumstance instead of rage, you tend to feel sorry for the person rather than angry with him. You tend to have nothing left to say about it all. Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Forgiveness Angry You Sorry Nothing Rage Say Circumstance About Rather Tend Instead Feel Over Know She Sorrow Him Does How Left Than Person Forgiven

Remember tonight... for it is the beginning of always. Dante Alighieri

Remember Beginning Always Tonight

The crest and crowning of all good, Life's final star, is brotherhood. Edwin Markham

Life Good Crest Final Brotherhood Crowning Star

Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes. Euripides

Man Eyes Sunshine Danger Gleam Like Brave

Experience is a good school. But the fees are high. Heinrich Heine

Good Experience School High Fees