The most despairing songs are the most beautiful, and I know some immortal ones that are pure tears.

Quote by Alfred De Musset

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Great artists have no country.

Great artists have no country.

Things they don't understand always cause a sensation among the English.

Things they don't understand always cause a sensation among the English.

There is no worse sorrow than remembering happiness in the day of sorrow.

There is no worse sorrow than remembering happiness in the day of sorrow.

One must not trifle with love.

One must not trifle with love.

With a kiss let us set out for an unknown world.

With a kiss let us set out for an unknown world.

The return makes one love the farewell

The return makes one love the farewell

Each memorable verse of a true poet has two or three times the written content.

Each memorable verse of a true poet has two or three times the written content.

The return makes one love the farewell.

The return makes one love the farewell.

There is no worse sorrow than remembering happiness in the day of sorrow.

There is no worse sorrow than remembering happiness in the day of sorrow.

I cannot help it - in spite of myself, infinity torments me.

I cannot help it - in spite of myself, infinity torments me.

How glorious it is - and also how painful - to be an exception.

How glorious it is - and also how painful - to be an exception.

Each memorable verse of a true poet has two or three times the written content.

Each memorable verse of a true poet has two or three times the written content.

While pensive poets painful vigils keep - Sleepless themselves to give their readers sleep

While pensive poets painful vigils keep - Sleepless themselves to give their readers sleep

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.

The poet ranks far below the painter in the representation of visible things, and far...

The poet ranks far below the painter in the representation of visible things, and far...

It is not easy to describe the present position of legal opinion on advertising and...

It is not easy to describe the present position of legal opinion on advertising and...

To this congress the poet speaks not of peculiar and personal things, but of what...

To this congress the poet speaks not of peculiar and personal things, but of what...

A good poet's made as well as born.

A good poet's made as well as born.

You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket

You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket

Poets don't draw. They unravel their handwriting and then tie it up again, but differently.

Poets don't draw. They unravel their handwriting and then tie it up again, but differently.