Art is born of humiliation.

Quote by W H Auden

Topics: W H Auden Quotes

The countenances of children, like those of animals, are masks, not faces, for they have...

The countenances of children, like those of animals, are masks, not faces, for they have...

In a world of prayer, we are all equal in the sense that each of...

In a world of prayer, we are all equal in the sense that each of...

If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving be me.

If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving be me.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

For who can bear to feel himself forgotten?

For who can bear to feel himself forgotten?

You owe it to us all to get on with what you're good at.

You owe it to us all to get on with what you're good at.

Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has...

Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has...

He was my North, my South, my East and West.

He was my North, my South, my East and West.

If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving be me

If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving be me

To save your world you asked this man to die; would this man, could he...

To save your world you asked this man to die; would this man, could he...

Good can imagine Evil; but Evil cannot imagine Good.

Good can imagine Evil; but Evil cannot imagine Good.

A professor is someone who talks in someone else's sleep.

A professor is someone who talks in someone else's sleep.

When I find myself in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate...

When I find myself in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate...

Murder is commoner among cooks than among members of any other profession.

Murder is commoner among cooks than among members of any other profession.

Before people complain of the obscurity of modern poetry, they should first examine their consciences...

Before people complain of the obscurity of modern poetry, they should first examine their consciences...

I know nothing, except what everyone knows if there when Graces dances, I should dance.

I know nothing, except what everyone knows if there when Graces dances, I should dance.

It takes little talent to see what lies under one's nose, a good deal to...

It takes little talent to see what lies under one's nose, a good deal to...

A false enchantment can all too easily last a lifetime.

A false enchantment can all too easily last a lifetime.

A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and...

A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and...

You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.

You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.

The best things in life are never rationed. Friendship, loyalty, love, do not require coupons.

The best things in life are never rationed. Friendship, loyalty, love, do not require coupons.