Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

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Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

The Irish say your trouble is their trouble and your joy their joy? I wish...

The Irish say your trouble is their trouble and your joy their joy? I wish...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

There never was a war that was not inward; I must fight till I have...

There never was a war that was not inward; I must fight till I have...

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

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

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

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

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

It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without...

It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without...

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.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

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.

My father used to say superior people never make long visits.

My father used to say superior people never make long visits.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

A writer is unfair to himself when he is unable to be hard on himself.

A writer is unfair to himself when he is unable to be hard on himself.