I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power.

Quote by Robert Frost

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A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.

A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.

I go to school - to youth - to learn the future

I go to school - to youth - to learn the future

Modern poets talk against business, poor things, but all of us write for money. Beginners...

Modern poets talk against business, poor things, but all of us write for money. Beginners...

Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things.

Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things.

I would have written of me on my stone: I had a lover's quarrel with...

I would have written of me on my stone: I had a lover's quarrel with...

Love is a tie that binds; matrimony straps them together

Love is a tie that binds; matrimony straps them together

You can be a little ungrammatical if you come from the right part of the...

You can be a little ungrammatical if you come from the right part of the...

Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.

Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.

Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

To be social is to be forgiving

To be social is to be forgiving

I am a writer of books in retrospect. I talk in order to understand; I...

I am a writer of books in retrospect. I talk in order to understand; I...

Hell is a half-filled auditorium.

Hell is a half-filled auditorium.

My sorrow, when she's here with me, thinks these dark days of autumn rain are...

My sorrow, when she's here with me, thinks these dark days of autumn rain are...

We dance round in a ring and suppose, While the secret sits in the middle...

We dance round in a ring and suppose, While the secret sits in the middle...

Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

I'd just as soon play tennis with the net down.

I'd just as soon play tennis with the net down.

The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to...

The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to...

Education is hanging around until you've caught on.

Education is hanging around until you've caught on.

I think that the greatest education in the world is the education which helps one...

I think that the greatest education in the world is the education which helps one...

Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers...

Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers...