Talk of the devil, and his horns appear.

Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Every reform, however necessary, will by weak minds be carried to an excess, that itself...

Every reform, however necessary, will by weak minds be carried to an excess, that itself...

That willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith.

That willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith.

Talent, lying in the understanding, is often inherited; genius, being the action of reason or...

Talent, lying in the understanding, is often inherited; genius, being the action of reason or...

Humor is consistent with pathos, whilst wit is not.

Humor is consistent with pathos, whilst wit is not.

Good and bad men are less than they seem.

Good and bad men are less than they seem.

A poet ought not to pick nature's pocket. Let him borrow, and so borrow as...

A poet ought not to pick nature's pocket. Let him borrow, and so borrow as...

Pity is best taught by fellowship in woe

Pity is best taught by fellowship in woe

The faults of great authors are generally excellences carried to an excess.

The faults of great authors are generally excellences carried to an excess.

Until you understand a writer's ignorance, presume yourself ignorant of his understanding.

Until you understand a writer's ignorance, presume yourself ignorant of his understanding.

The Nightmare Life-in-Death was she, / Who thicks man's blood with cold.

The Nightmare Life-in-Death was she, / Who thicks man's blood with cold.

To most men experience is like the stern lights of a ship, which illuminate only...

To most men experience is like the stern lights of a ship, which illuminate only...

Good and bad men are less than they seem.

Good and bad men are less than they seem.

I do not call the sod under my feet my country; but language religion government...

I do not call the sod under my feet my country; but language religion government...

Poetry: the best words in the best order.

Poetry: the best words in the best order.

Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

No one does anything from a single motive.

No one does anything from a single motive.

As I live and am a man, this is an unexaggerated tale - my dreams...

As I live and am a man, this is an unexaggerated tale - my dreams...

In politics, what begins in fear usually ends in failure.

In politics, what begins in fear usually ends in failure.

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

The best politics is no politics.

The best politics is no politics.