The courage of the poet is to keep ajar the door that leads into madness.

Quote by Christopher Morley

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From now until the end of time no one else will ever see life with...

From now until the end of time no one else will ever see life with...

In every man's heart there is a secret nerve that answers to the vibrations of...

In every man's heart there is a secret nerve that answers to the vibrations of...

Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, are best relieved by the letting of...

Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, are best relieved by the letting of...

The misfortunes hardest to bear are these which never came.

The misfortunes hardest to bear are these which never came.

There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning.

There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning.

All students can learn.

All students can learn.

Cleanliness is indeed next to godliness.

Cleanliness is indeed next to godliness.

God made man merely to hear some praise of what he'd done on those Five...

God made man merely to hear some praise of what he'd done on those Five...

There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen.

There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen.

Why do they put the Gideon bibles only in the bedrooms, where it's usually too...

Why do they put the Gideon bibles only in the bedrooms, where it's usually too...

When you sell a man a book, you don't sell him 12 ounces of paper...

When you sell a man a book, you don't sell him 12 ounces of paper...

Beauty is ever to the lonely mind a shadow fleeting; she is never plain. She...

Beauty is ever to the lonely mind a shadow fleeting; she is never plain. She...

Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, everyday, something no one else...

Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, everyday, something no one else...

My theology, briefly, is that the universe was dictated but not signed.

My theology, briefly, is that the universe was dictated but not signed.

Life is a foreign language: all men mispronounce it

Life is a foreign language: all men mispronounce it

A human being: an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing.

A human being: an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing.

All cities are mad: but the madness is gallant. All cities are beautiful: but the...

All cities are mad: but the madness is gallant. All cities are beautiful: but the...

A man who has never made a woman angry is a failure in life.

A man who has never made a woman angry is a failure in life.

Are you angry that others disappoint you? remember you cannot depend upon yourself

Are you angry that others disappoint you? remember you cannot depend upon yourself

Once blood is shed in a national quarrel reason and right are swept aside by...

Once blood is shed in a national quarrel reason and right are swept aside by...