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

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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

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

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,...

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

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

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

We are suffering from too much sarcasm.

We are suffering from too much sarcasm.

Superior people never make long visits.

Superior people never make long visits.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

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

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

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

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

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

There never was a war that was not inward.

There never was a war that was not inward.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

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...

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...

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

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

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