To be a poet at twenty is to be twenty: to be a poet at forty is to be a poet

Quote by Eugene Delacroix

Topics: Poets Quotes

If one considered life as a simple loan, one would perhaps be less exacting. We...

If one considered life as a simple loan, one would perhaps be less exacting. We...

Do all the work you can; that is the whole philosophy of the good way...

Do all the work you can; that is the whole philosophy of the good way...

Do all the work you can; that is the whole philosophy of the good way...

Do all the work you can; that is the whole philosophy of the good way...

A taste for simplicity cannot endure for long.

A taste for simplicity cannot endure for long.

Nature is a dictionary; one draws words from it.

Nature is a dictionary; one draws words from it.

Talent does whatever it wants to do. Genius does only what it can.

Talent does whatever it wants to do. Genius does only what it can.

Do not be troubled for a language, cultivate your soul and she will show herself.

Do not be troubled for a language, cultivate your soul and she will show herself.

What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their...

What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their...

The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing.

The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing.

Everything we do today; can and will be done better, faster, and smarter in the...

Everything we do today; can and will be done better, faster, and smarter in the...

The achievement of one goal should be the starting point of another.

The achievement of one goal should be the starting point of another.

Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of...

Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of...

Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on...

Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on...

Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside...

Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside...

Through the centuries, men of law have been persistently concerned with the resolution of disputes...

Through the centuries, men of law have been persistently concerned with the resolution of disputes...

I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty...

I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty...

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to...

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to...

It is important that you recognize your progress and take pride in your accomplishments. Share...

It is important that you recognize your progress and take pride in your accomplishments. Share...

You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!

You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!

If you do everything you should do, and do not do anything you should not...

If you do everything you should do, and do not do anything you should not...

Art is coming face to face with yourself. That's what's wrong with Benton. He came...

Art is coming face to face with yourself. That's what's wrong with Benton. He came...

Strive for perfection in everything you do. Take the best that exists and make it...

Strive for perfection in everything you do. Take the best that exists and make it...