Beauty is momentary in the mind The fitful tracing of a portal; But in the flesh it is immortal. The body dies; the body's beauty lives.

Quote by Wallace Stevens

Topics: Beauty Quotes

Money is a kind of poetry.

Money is a kind of poetry.

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.

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.

Perhaps it is of more value to infuriate philosophers than to go along with them.

Perhaps it is of more value to infuriate philosophers than to go along with them.

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...

If poetry should address itself to the same needs and aspirations, the same hopes and...

If poetry should address itself to the same needs and aspirations, the same hopes and...

To regard the imagination as metaphysics is to think of it as part of life,...

To regard the imagination as metaphysics is to think of it as part of life,...

Our bloom is gone. We are the fruit thereof.

Our bloom is gone. We are the fruit thereof.

A poem need not have a meaning and like most things in nature often does...

A poem need not have a meaning and like most things in nature often does...

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...

I do not know which to prefer, The beauty of inflections, Or the beauty of...

I do not know which to prefer, The beauty of inflections, Or the beauty 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...

The imagination is man's power over nature.

The imagination is man's power over nature.

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 point of vision and desire are the same.

The point of vision and desire are the same.

How full of trifles everything is! It is only one's thoughts that fill a room...

How full of trifles everything is! It is only one's thoughts that fill a room...

To regard the imagination as metaphysics is to think of it as part of life,...

To regard the imagination as metaphysics is to think of it as part of life,...

A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a woman.

A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a woman.

In poetry, you must love the words, the ideas and the images and rhythms with...

In poetry, you must love the words, the ideas and the images and rhythms with...

The poet is the priest of the invisible.

The poet is the priest of the invisible.