There are men whose presence infuses trust and reverence.

Quote by TS Eliot

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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.

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...

Any poet, if he is to survive beyond his 25th year, must alter; he must...

Any poet, if he is to survive beyond his 25th year, must alter; he must...

What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is...

What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is...

I take as metaphysical poetry that in which what is ordinarily apprehensible only by thought...

I take as metaphysical poetry that in which what is ordinarily apprehensible only by thought...

There is no method but to be very intelligent.

There is no method but to be very intelligent.

Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.

Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.

Fear is the tax which conscience pays to guilt

Fear is the tax which conscience pays to guilt

I do not approve the extermination of the enemy; the policy of exterminating or, as...

I do not approve the extermination of the enemy; the policy of exterminating or, as...

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one...

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one...

To approach the stranger is to invite the unexpected, release a new force, let the...

To approach the stranger is to invite the unexpected, release a new force, let the...

Our difficulties of the moment must always be dealt with somehow, but our permanent difficulties...

Our difficulties of the moment must always be dealt with somehow, but our permanent difficulties...

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.

The progress of an artist is a continual self-sacrifice, a continual extinction of personality.

The progress of an artist is a continual self-sacrifice, a continual extinction of personality.

Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.

Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.

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,...

A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find...

There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find...

Music is spiritual. The music business is not.

Music is spiritual. The music business is not.

Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory; Odors, when sweet violets sicken, Live...

Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory; Odors, when sweet violets sicken, Live...