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

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

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

When one cannot appraise out of one's own experience, the temptation to blunder is minimized,...

When one cannot appraise out of one's own experience, the temptation to blunder is minimized,...

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...

I see no reason for calling my work poetry except that there is no other...

I see no reason for calling my work poetry except that there is no other...

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 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...

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

In a poem the excitement has to maintain itself. I am governed by the pull...

In a poem the excitement has to maintain itself. I am governed by the pull...

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

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

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...

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

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

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

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

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

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...

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.

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

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