A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

Quote by TS Eliot

Topics: Jokes Quotes

I take as metaphysical poetry that in which what is ordinarily apprehensible only by thought...

I take as metaphysical poetry that in which what is ordinarily apprehensible only by thought...

The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to...

The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to...

Most of us who turn to any subject we love remember some morning or evening...

Most of us who turn to any subject we love remember some morning or evening...

I have measured out my life with coffee spoons

I have measured out my life with coffee spoons

Anxiety is the hand maiden of creativity

Anxiety is the hand maiden of creativity

We might remind ourselves that criticism is as inevitable as breathing, and that we should...

We might remind ourselves that criticism is as inevitable as breathing, and that we should...

Each venture is a new beginning, a raid on the inarticulate with shabby equipment always...

Each venture is a new beginning, a raid on the inarticulate with shabby equipment always...

I do not approve the extermination of the enemy; the policy of exterminating or, as...

I do not approve the extermination of the enemy; the policy of exterminating or, as...

When we read of human beings behaving in certain ways, with the approval of the...

When we read of human beings behaving in certain ways, with the approval of the...

Any poet, if he is to survive beyond his 25th year, must alter; he must...

Any poet, if he is to survive beyond his 25th year, must alter; he must...

There are men whose presence infuses trust and reverence.

There are men whose presence infuses trust and reverence.

Human kind cannot bear much reality.

Human kind cannot bear much reality.

I will show you fear in a handful of dust.

I will show you fear in a handful of dust.

No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it...

No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it...

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

The awful daring of a moment's surrender which an age of prudence can never retract.

The awful daring of a moment's surrender which an age of prudence can never retract.

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

For last year's words belong to last year's language and next year's words await another...

For last year's words belong to last year's language and next year's words await another...

Peace on earth and best wishes throughout the New Year.

Peace on earth and best wishes throughout the New Year.

Wishing you a joyous Holiday Season and a most prosperous and Healthy New Year.

Wishing you a joyous Holiday Season and a most prosperous and Healthy New Year.