Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.

Quote by TS Eliot

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Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

Any poet, if he is to survive beyond his 25th year, must alter; he must...

Any poet, if he is to survive beyond his 25th year, must alter; he must...

For last years words belong to last years language and next years words await another...

For last years words belong to last years language and next years words await another...

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

There is no method but to be very intelligent.

There is no method but to be very intelligent.

Think not forever of yourselves, O Chiefs, nor of your own generation. Think of continuing...

Think not forever of yourselves, O Chiefs, nor of your own generation. Think of continuing...

Those who trust us educate us

Those who trust us educate us

There are men whose presence infuses trust and reverence

There are men whose presence infuses trust and reverence

I'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. The only failure a man...

I'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. The only failure a man...

If you desire to drain to the dregs the fullest cup of scorn and hatred...

If you desire to drain to the dregs the fullest cup of scorn and hatred...

I had seen birth and death but had thought they were different.

I had seen birth and death but had thought they were different.

Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.

Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.

Each venture is a new beginning, a raid on the inarticulate with shabby equipment always...

Each venture is a new beginning, a raid on the inarticulate with shabby equipment always...

Webster was much possessed by death / And saw the skull beneath the skin.

Webster was much possessed by death / And saw the skull beneath the skin.

We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be...

We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be...

We might remind ourselves that criticism is as inevitable as breathing, and that we should...

We might remind ourselves that criticism is as inevitable as breathing, and that we should...

A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

Those who trust us educate us.

Those who trust us educate us.

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time...

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time...

If this boy passes the examinations he will be admitted; and if the white students...

If this boy passes the examinations he will be admitted; and if the white students...

My dad's probably one of the kindest people in the world. When I was younger...

My dad's probably one of the kindest people in the world. When I was younger...

Trust someone who can see 3 things in you: The sorrow behind your smile, the...

Trust someone who can see 3 things in you: The sorrow behind your smile, the...