None but a poet can write a tragedy. For tragedy is nothing less than pain transmuted into exaltation by the alchemy of poetry.

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When the mind withdraws into itself and dispenses with facts it makes only chaos.

When the mind withdraws into itself and dispenses with facts it makes only chaos.

Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.

Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.

Great art is the expression of a solution of the conflict between the demands of...

Great art is the expression of a solution of the conflict between the demands of...

The modern minds in each generation are the critics who preserve us from a petrifying...

The modern minds in each generation are the critics who preserve us from a petrifying...

The fullness of life is in the hazards of life.

The fullness of life is in the hazards of life.

A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of...

A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of...

To be able to be caught up into the world of thought - that is...

To be able to be caught up into the world of thought - that is...

Mind and spirit together make up that which separates us from the rest of the...

Mind and spirit together make up that which separates us from the rest of the...

When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to...

When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to...

Theories that go counter to the facts of human nature are foredoomed.

Theories that go counter to the facts of human nature are foredoomed.

To set up what you like against what you dislike - this is the disease...

To set up what you like against what you dislike - this is the disease...

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep...

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep...

The greatest minds, as they are capable of the highest excellencies, are open likewise to...

The greatest minds, as they are capable of the highest excellencies, are open likewise to...

A book is a story for the mind. A song is a story for the...

A book is a story for the mind. A song is a story for the...

Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of...

Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of...

The graces once made up their mind - A shrine inviolate to find: And thus...

The graces once made up their mind - A shrine inviolate to find: And thus...

Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.

Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.

My mind is my own church.

My mind is my own church.