There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute which goes directly to the heart of him who has had frequent occasion to test the paltry friendship and gossamer fidelity of mere man

Quote by Edgar Allan Poe

Topics: Friendship Quotes, Love Quotes, Men Quotes

The rudiment of verse may, possibly, be found in the spondee.

The rudiment of verse may, possibly, be found in the spondee.

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.

They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream...

They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream...

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm

It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall...

It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall...

That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most...

That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most...

There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of...

There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of...

To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can...

To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can...

In one case out of a hundred a point is excessively discussed because it is...

In one case out of a hundred a point is excessively discussed because it is...

The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made...

The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made...

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

As a poet and as a mathematician, he would reason well; as a mere mathematician,...

As a poet and as a mathematician, he would reason well; as a mere mathematician,...

Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the...

Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the...

Filled with mingled cream and amber I will drain that glass again. Such hilarious visions...

Filled with mingled cream and amber I will drain that glass again. Such hilarious visions...

Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who...

Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who...

The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can...

The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can...

Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the...

Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the...

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

The only place I fu-ked up is that I thought that you'd always be mine.

The only place I fu-ked up is that I thought that you'd always be mine.

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing...

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing...