There are men whose presence infuses trust and reverence

Quote by TS Eliot

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I'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. The only failure a man...

I'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. The only failure a man...

There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find...

There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find...

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...

I have measured out my life with coffee spoons

I have measured out my life with coffee spoons

My greatest trouble is getting the curtain up and down.

My greatest trouble is getting the curtain up and down.

In the vain laughter of folly, wisdom hears half its applause.

In the vain laughter of folly, wisdom hears half its applause.

Those who trust us educate us.

Those who trust us educate us.

Human kind cannot bear much reality.

Human kind cannot bear much reality.

Poetry may make us from time to time a little more aware of the deeper,...

Poetry may make us from time to time a little more aware of the deeper,...

In my end is my beginning.

In my end is my beginning.

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.

Where is the Life we have lost in living?

Where is the Life we have lost in living?

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.

For us, there is only the trying. The rest is not our business.

For us, there is only the trying. The rest is not our business.

Webster was much possessed by death / And saw the skull beneath the skin.

Webster was much possessed by death / And saw the skull beneath the skin.

The most important thing for poets to do is to write as little as possible.

The most important thing for poets to do is to write as little as possible.

Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.

Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one...

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one...

We should be careful of the insults we fling at others, lest they return and...

We should be careful of the insults we fling at others, lest they return and...

It's okay to struggle, but it's never okay to give up on yourself.

It's okay to struggle, but it's never okay to give up on yourself.

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.