Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

Quote by Marianne Moore

Topics: Beauty Quotes

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

If you will tell me why the fen appears impassable, I then will tell you...

If you will tell me why the fen appears impassable, I then will tell you...

You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief.

You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief.

In a poem the excitement has to maintain itself. I am governed by the pull...

In a poem the excitement has to maintain itself. I am governed by the pull...

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust.

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing.

It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing.

I see no reason for calling my work poetry except that there is no other...

I see no reason for calling my work poetry except that there is no other...

Psychology which explains everything explains nothing, and we are still in doubt

Psychology which explains everything explains nothing, and we are still in doubt

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

Superior people never make long visits.

Superior people never make long visits.

If technique is of no interest to a writer, I doubt that the writer is...

If technique is of no interest to a writer, I doubt that the writer is...

You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief

You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief

The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint

The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint

The passion for setting people right is in itself an inflictive disease.

The passion for setting people right is in itself an inflictive disease.

Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others.

Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint.

The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint.

The passion for setting people right is in itself an afflictive disease.

The passion for setting people right is in itself an afflictive disease.

Psychology which explains everything explains nothing, and we are still in doubt.

Psychology which explains everything explains nothing, and we are still in doubt.