If you will tell me why the fen appears impassable, I then will tell you why I think that I can cross it if I try.

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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...

Psychology which explains everything explains nothing, and we are still in doubt.

Psychology which explains everything explains nothing, and we are still in doubt.

Superior people never make long visits.

Superior people never make long visits.

A writer is unfair to himself when he is unable to be hard on himself.

A writer is unfair to himself when he is unable to be hard on himself.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

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...

It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing.

It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing.

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,...

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

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

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.

There never was a war that was not inward.

There never was a war that was not inward.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

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

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

We are suffering from too much sarcasm.

We are suffering from too much sarcasm.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

Psychology which explains everything explains nothing, and we are still in doubt

Psychology which explains everything explains nothing, and we are still in doubt

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds....

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds....

Our ability to adapt is amazing. Our ability to change isn't quite as spectacular.

Our ability to adapt is amazing. Our ability to change isn't quite as spectacular.

I have come to think of this humanist trend in psychology as a revolution in...

I have come to think of this humanist trend in psychology as a revolution in...