There are men whose presence infuses trust and reverence

Quote by TS Eliot

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Poetry may make us from time to time a little more aware of the deeper,...

Poetry may make us from time to time a little more aware of the deeper,...

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...

Success is relative. It is what we can make of the mess we have made...

Success is relative. It is what we can make of the mess we have made...

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...

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

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...

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?

We might remind ourselves that criticism is as inevitable as breathing, and that we should...

We might remind ourselves that criticism is as inevitable as breathing, and that we should...

I am an Anglo-Catholic in religion, a classicist in literature and a royalist in politics.

I am an Anglo-Catholic in religion, a classicist in literature and a royalist in politics.

Most of us who turn to any subject we love remember some morning or evening...

Most of us who turn to any subject we love remember some morning or evening...

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...

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

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

Hell is oneself, Hell is alone, the other figures in it merely projections.

Hell is oneself, Hell is alone, the other figures in it merely projections.

The most important thing for poets to do is to write as little as possible.

The most important thing for poets to do is to write as little as possible.

Keep true, never be ashamed of doing right; decide on what you think is right...

Keep true, never be ashamed of doing right; decide on what you think is right...

Anxiety is the hand maiden of creativity

Anxiety is the hand maiden of creativity

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...

For last years words belong to last years language and next years words await another...

For last years words belong to last years language and next years words await another...

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.

New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to...

New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to...