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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Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

The chief reason for going to school is to get the impression fixed for life...

The chief reason for going to school is to get the impression fixed for life...

The worst disease which can afflict executives in their work is not, as popularly supposed,...

The worst disease which can afflict executives in their work is not, as popularly supposed,...

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...

The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than...

The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than...

It's a funny thing that when a man hasn't anything on earth to worry about,...

It's a funny thing that when a man hasn't anything on earth to worry about,...

Writing a poem is discovering

Writing a poem is discovering

Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

College is a refuge from hasty judgment.

College is a refuge from hasty judgment.

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...

There is one thing more exasperating than a wife who can cook and won't, and...

There is one thing more exasperating than a wife who can cook and won't, and...

All thought is a feat of association; having what's in front of you bring up...

All thought is a feat of association; having what's in front of you bring up...

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I... I took the one less traveled by,...

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I... I took the one less traveled by,...

The greatest thing in family life is to take a hint when a hint is...

The greatest thing in family life is to take a hint when a hint is...

One aged man - one man - can't fill a house.

One aged man - one man - can't fill a house.

College is a refuge from hasty judgment.

College is a refuge from hasty judgment.

You cant get too much winter in the winter.

You cant get too much winter in the winter.

No memory of having starred atones for later disregard, or keeps the end from being...

No memory of having starred atones for later disregard, or keeps the end from being...

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...

The strongest and most effective force in guaranteeing the long-term maintenance of power is not...

The strongest and most effective force in guaranteeing the long-term maintenance of power is not...