When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found; they forgot where they came from. They lost sight of what had brought them along.

Quote by Carl Sandburg

Topics: Carl Sandburg Quotes

Shame is the feeling you have when you agree with the woman who loves you...

Shame is the feeling you have when you agree with the woman who loves you...

Here is the difference between Dante, Milton, and me. They wrote about hell and never...

Here is the difference between Dante, Milton, and me. They wrote about hell and never...

The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang...

The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang...

I stayed away from mathematics not so much because I knew it would be hard...

I stayed away from mathematics not so much because I knew it would be hard...

Poetry is the journal of the sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in...

Poetry is the journal of the sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in...

My room for books and study or for sitting and thinking about nothing in particular...

My room for books and study or for sitting and thinking about nothing in particular...

Calling it off comes easy enough if you haven't told the girl you are smitten...

Calling it off comes easy enough if you haven't told the girl you are smitten...

I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon...

I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon...

To be a good loser is to learn how to win.

To be a good loser is to learn how to win.

I have always felt that a woman has the right to treat the subject of...

I have always felt that a woman has the right to treat the subject of...

Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and...

Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and...

Poetry is the journal of a sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in...

Poetry is the journal of a sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in...

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs...

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs...

I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.

I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.

Poetry is a phantom script telling how rainbows are made and why they go away.

Poetry is a phantom script telling how rainbows are made and why they go away.

I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth.

I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth.

Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.

Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.

A baby is God's opinion that life should go on

A baby is God's opinion that life should go on

God helps those who persevere.

God helps those who persevere.

The nakedness of woman is the work of God.

The nakedness of woman is the work of God.