Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking.

Quote by Wallace Stevens

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There is truth in the reply of a great lawyer when asked how the lawyers...

There is truth in the reply of a great lawyer when asked how the lawyers...

Thought is an infection. In the case of certain thoughts, it becomes an epidemic.

Thought is an infection. In the case of certain thoughts, it becomes an epidemic.

The day of the sun is like the day of a king. It is a...

The day of the sun is like the day of a king. It is a...

The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.

The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.

All history is modern history

All history is modern history

The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.

The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.

One cannot spend one's time in being modern when there are so many more important...

One cannot spend one's time in being modern when there are so many more important...

The summer night is like a perfection of thought.

The summer night is like a perfection of thought.

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

Thought is an infection. In the case of certain thoughts, it becomes an epidemic.

Thought is an infection. In the case of certain thoughts, it becomes an epidemic.

The genuine artist is never rue to life. He sees what is real, but not...

The genuine artist is never rue to life. He sees what is real, but not...

If some really acute observer made as much of egotism as Freud has made of...

If some really acute observer made as much of egotism as Freud has made of...

After the final no there comes a yes and on that yes the future of...

After the final no there comes a yes and on that yes the future of...

As life grows more terrible, its literature grows more terrible.

As life grows more terrible, its literature grows more terrible.

Most people read poetry listening for echoes because the echoes are familiar to them. They...

Most people read poetry listening for echoes because the echoes are familiar to them. They...

Our bloom is gone. We are the fruit thereof.

Our bloom is gone. We are the fruit thereof.

The philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence.

The philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence.

It can never be satisfied, the mind, never.

It can never be satisfied, the mind, never.

The reason can give nothing at all Like the response to desire.

The reason can give nothing at all Like the response to desire.

One's ignorance is one's chief asset.

One's ignorance is one's chief asset.