There never was a war that was not inward.

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The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint.

The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint.

My father used to say superior people never make long visits.

My father used to say superior people never make long visits.

Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others.

Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others.

You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief

You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief

The Irish say your trouble is their trouble and your joy their joy? I wish...

The Irish say your trouble is their trouble and your joy their joy? I wish...

When one cannot appraise out of one's own experience, the temptation to blunder is minimized,...

When one cannot appraise out of one's own experience, the temptation to blunder is minimized,...

It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without...

It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without...

The passion for setting people right is in itself an inflictive disease.

The passion for setting people right is in itself an inflictive disease.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

There never was a war that was not inward; I must fight till I have...

There never was a war that was not inward; I must fight till I have...

I see no reason for calling my work poetry except that there is no other...

I see no reason for calling my work poetry except that there is no other...

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust.

The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint

The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint

It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without...

It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without...

In a poem the excitement has to maintain itself. I am governed by the pull...

In a poem the excitement has to maintain itself. I am governed by the pull...

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep...

If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep...

If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep...

If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep...

Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we were driven out...

Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we were driven out...