When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found; they forgot where they came from. They lost sight of what had brought them along.

Quote by Carl Sandburg

Topics: Carl Sandburg Quotes

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

Poetry is the journal of a sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in...

Poetry is the journal of a sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in...

Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come.

Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come.

A man may be born, but in order to be born he must first die,...

A man may be born, but in order to be born he must first die,...

I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.

I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.

A baby is God's opinion that life should go on.

A baby is God's opinion that life should go on.

I have become infected, now that I see how beautifully a book is coming out...

I have become infected, now that I see how beautifully a book is coming out...

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to...

Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to...

There was always the consolation that if I didn't like what I wrote I could...

There was always the consolation that if I didn't like what I wrote I could...

The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang...

The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang...

There are 10 men in me and I do not know or understand one of...

There are 10 men in me and I do not know or understand one of...

I am an idealist. I believe in everything - I am only looking for proofs.

I am an idealist. I believe in everything - I am only looking for proofs.

The scholars and poets of an earlier time can be read only with a dictionary...

The scholars and poets of an earlier time can be read only with a dictionary...

Failures are like skinned knees; painful, but superficial.

Failures are like skinned knees; painful, but superficial.

Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and...

Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and...

When I was writing pretty poor poetry, this girl with midnight black hair told me...

When I was writing pretty poor poetry, this girl with midnight black hair told me...

There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus...

There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus...

Ordering a man to write a poem is like commanding a pregnant woman to give...

Ordering a man to write a poem is like commanding a pregnant woman to give...

The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang...

The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang...