Liberty is a different kind of pain from prison.

Quote by TS Eliot

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There are men whose presence infuses trust and reverence

There are men whose presence infuses trust and reverence

In the vain laughter of folly, wisdom hears half its applause.

In the vain laughter of folly, wisdom hears half its applause.

No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it...

No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it...

My greatest trouble is getting the curtain up and down.

My greatest trouble is getting the curtain up and down.

There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find...

There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find...

To approach the stranger is to invite the unexpected, release a new force, let the...

To approach the stranger is to invite the unexpected, release a new force, let the...

After such knowledge, what forgiveness? Think now History has many cunning passages, contrived corridors And...

After such knowledge, what forgiveness? Think now History has many cunning passages, contrived corridors And...

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...

Here undoubtedly lies the chief poetic energy: --in the force of imagination that pierces or...

Here undoubtedly lies the chief poetic energy: --in the force of imagination that pierces or...

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.

The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong...

The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong...

A tradition without intelligence is not worth having.

A tradition without intelligence is not worth having.

Where is wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost...

Where is wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost...

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...

The awful daring of a moment's surrender which an age of prudence can never retract.

The awful daring of a moment's surrender which an age of prudence can never retract.

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

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

A play should give you something to think about. When I see a play and...

A play should give you something to think about. When I see a play and...

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...

Losers are always in the wrong

Losers are always in the wrong

We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our...

We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our...

Rise O fallen fighters, rise and take your stance again, He who fight and run...

Rise O fallen fighters, rise and take your stance again, He who fight and run...