Quotes by Carl Sandburg

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

#Admiration, #Desire, #Happiness

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

#Babies, #God, #Life

A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a...

#Books

All human actions are equivalent... and all are on principle doomed to failure.

#Action, #Failure

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

#Dreams, #Graduation

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

#Grammar

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

#Joy

Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands, and goes...

#Language, #Slang

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

#Language

Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.

#Poetry

Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.

#Poetry

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

#Poetry