Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.

Quote by Carl Sandburg

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I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth

I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth

When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found;...

When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found;...

We don't have to think up a title till we get the doggone book written.

We don't have to think up a title till we get the doggone book written.

I have in later years taken to Euclid, Whitehead, Bertrand Russell, in an elemental way.

I have in later years taken to Euclid, Whitehead, Bertrand Russell, in an elemental way.

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs...

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs...

Failures are like skinned knees; painful, but superficial.

Failures are like skinned knees; painful, but superficial.

Love your neighbor as yourself; but don't take down the fence.

Love your neighbor as yourself; but don't take down the fence.

Poetry is a phantom script telling how rainbows are made and why they go away.

Poetry is a phantom script telling how rainbows are made and why they go away.

I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon...

I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon...

I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon...

I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon...

Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.

Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.

I have always felt that a woman has the right to treat the subject of...

I have always felt that a woman has the right to treat the subject of...

Here is the difference between Dante, Milton, and me. They wrote about hell and never...

Here is the difference between Dante, Milton, and me. They wrote about hell and never...

I am an idealist. I believe in everything - I am only looking for proofs.

I am an idealist. I believe in everything - I am only looking for proofs.

I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what...

I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what...

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

A man may be born, but in order to be born he must first die,...

A man may be born, but in order to be born he must first die,...

A baby is God's opinion that life should go on.

A baby is God's opinion that life should go on.

I stayed away from mathematics not so much because I knew it would be hard...

I stayed away from mathematics not so much because I knew it would be hard...

There have been as many varieties of socialists as there are wild birds that fly...

There have been as many varieties of socialists as there are wild birds that fly...